Sentence examples for block draws from inspiring English sources

The young Murillo would have encountered ornate frames like this in important books from northern Europe, and his self-portrait inside a marble block draws not only on traditions of antiquity but on the more contemporary practice of printmaking.

Cinematographer Mark Wareham (who shot Cleverman, Jasper Jones and Hoges) conjures bright and burnished images, while the story – about a bestselling author who, fending off writer's block, draws inspiration from her own life – ventures to dark places.

Attack the Block draws on the classic science-fiction model such as Independence Day and the siege drama – Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 – but there's also something very innocent and English here, something reminiscent of the 1947 Ealing comedy Hue and Cry.

(Steve Rose) We said: "Attack the Block draws on the classic science-fiction model such as Independence Day and the siege drama – Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 – but there's also something very innocent and English here, reminiscent of the 1947 Ealing comedy Hue and Cry… in his early comedy career, Cornish made his name by pastiching and taking the mickey out of Hollywood movies.

At 8, its new show "Chopping Block" drew just 3.5 million viewers.

For a long time, one storefront after another featured shoes, and the block drew many customers.

The placing of Anschutz Entertainment on the auction block drew a crop of potential bidders.

The block drew a collective oooh and cheers, an expected reaction from the Orlando Magic's partisan Amway Center crowd.

Eastwood's detective, Wes Block, drawn to whores and kinky sex, scours the bars and clubs for a man who murders prostitutes, and mostly encounters his own desire.

The show is still the strongest performer on NBC's once unassailable Thursday comedy block, drawing about 7.3 million viewers a week for new episodes.

Figure 8 shows three detecting examples for different tampered blocks, in which the block drawn in black is damaged one.