• Suddenly, they noticed the form of an animal ahead, leaning down to drink.
• He held her so that she could not move, his strong arms encircled about her slender form.
• Her slender form was a crumpled heap in his arms, with bruises and blood marring her creamy white skin.

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• In the argument of content over form or vice-versa, here content dictates form.
• The book reflects the structure of the conference in both form and content in an attempt to capture the dynamism of the event.
• Branagh's film thus presents us once again with a provocative conflict between form and content.

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• In other instances, there are related prepositional and adverbial forms.
• These different shapes spell out word forms that belong to the verb lexeme crown.
• English does not require the use of gender-differentiated forms of the definite article and other similar words.

• Art as vision locates the subject of art in the artist, not in an external world of real or ideal forms.
• The most adequately objective knowledge we could have would be of the nature of these abiding forms fixed in the nature of things.

• Prolific and hard-working, de Pisan wrote in most of the contemporary forms and genres.
• The satirist may use different forms of literature in prose or verse.
• Film-making is best learned on the job, like many other artistic or literary forms.

• The islands are very rich floristically, with a high proportion of shrubs and other woody forms.
• Indeed, like most flowering plants, both forms were hermaphrodites.

• The Act of Supremacy (1559) established the Church of England as the State religion. Those who rejected its outward forms and practices were fined, or worse.
• It is true that this general election does still adhere to some of the old forms and conventions of British democracy.
• Divine activities do not seem to be limited only to forms which have undergone ritual consecration.

• The Rev Chris Swift, a parent himself, agonised over a form of words for a situation he hadn't faced before.
• I suspect this form of expression is a local custom for elderly people to ward off the envy of jealous gods.
• Although no particular form of words is necessary the waiver must be express.

• For example, when the handicapper allots a weight to a horse for the Grand National, he will look at its previous form.
• With, of course, no previous form to go on, the weight of money tends to offer significant clues to the outcome.
• As ladies in elaborate hats paraded and gentlemen in top hat and tails studied form, the royals rode in the traditional Ascot carriage procession.

• That morning Christine had been on great form but at 8pm her mood changed dramatically.
• I only spoke to Glenn three weeks ago and he was in fine form and looking forward to the future.
• And then yesterday I retired to my sickbed, feeling decidedly under the weather, and am still not on top form today.

• Paranoid perhaps, but the government does have previous form on this matter.
• In case you are tempted to believe a word of this disclaimer, remember at Mr Gonzalez has previous form.
• I think Warne'd get the benefit of the doubt, except he's got form.

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• It seems to me that these four reasons form a rather weak basis for his claim.
• It maintains evolution and forms the very basis of cosmic life.
• He published this method in 1919, and it also formed the basis of his seminal paper on the scattering of plane electric waves by spheres.

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• He smiled slowly to himself, the plan forming gradually in his mind.
• But when we started to sing, a few passers-by began turning their heads in curiosity and gradually a crowd formed and some even sang with us.
• All day Sunday, a plan had been forming in my mind.

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• You may find it would broaden the mind if you formed your opinions on the world by means other than the Daily Mail.
• In 1995 he formed the idea of organising an exhibition in Greenwich to celebrate the Millennium.
• The probability is, however, that Gough has already formed a pretty good idea of where he will be going and that only the final details remain to be settled.

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• Alliances can be quickly formed, and supportive friendships quickly made.
• Daladier often poured out his heart to Bullitt in this way, and formed an extremely close relationship with him.
• We've formed a very good relationship that's like a family to me.

• His lips kept forming the same words over and over again.
• She spoke very precisely, every word formed and enunciated with perfect diction.

• The word was formed by a rather circuitous route, according to the OED's etymological information.
• New words are formed in a variety of ways, some of which overlap with each other.

• The chapel was small but perfectly formed, constructed like a miniature church.
• The UK, small but perfectly formed is a great place to be a mountain biker.
• The hands themselves were beautifully formed, so white they seemed carved of alabaster.

• The Austrians were formed up in a strong position 4 miles wide, in an area of rolling country, with the village of Leuthen at their centre, and their flanks protected by marshy ground.
• He quickly formed his army up to meet an attack, but his crossbowmen were still on the other side of the river.
• The defenders formed up in a V-shaped formation.

• This leads us to another point in the importance of the legends and folklore in forming and shaping a nation's character.
• Nevertheless, polls are influential in forming public opinion and attitudes.
• The feminist view of useless men may be extreme, but it has been hugely influential. For Gloria Steinem, who grew up with an alcoholic father, it formed her character and launched an entire movement.

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