Example sentences of "[coord] [pos pn] [noun sg] was [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The French army had become relatively small and manageable ; it was now comprised of picked men ; its leaders , too , were the best available ; and its task was the specific one of taking the initiative and winning back the areas of land ceded by the terms agreed at Brétigny — and more , if possible . |
| 32 | It was Promethean in spirit , and its meaning was the very opposite of restraint . |
| 33 | It starred an ensemble of TV players , and its director was a woman most famous for the only true Los Angeles punk movie . |
| 34 | Much as she dreaded the near embarrassment of asking for money , the West Bog and its drainage was the best and readiest solution to their problem . |
| 35 | But there were some like Cathy 's er My chum was Cathy and it was her mother and she was a first class French French polisher you know , and her daughter was a French polisher who was a chum of mine and her son was a cabinet maker and er we used to laugh we used to say . |
| 36 | Her clothes were torn , and her hair was a mess , but there was no damage . |
| 37 | Her make up was smeared over her face and her hair was a mass of tangles . |
| 38 | She was wearing a tight black mini-dress , and her hair was a dark cloud around her beautiful face , the eyes made to look even larger by skilful dark blue make-up . |
| 39 | For some years Emily had kept a number of English sheep dogs or ‘ bobtails ’ and her favourite was a small one which she called ‘ Bobbie ’ . |
| 40 | She sometimes appeared on earth as a hippopotamus , too , and her epithet was The Golden . |
| 41 | They were in a narrow Norwegian fiord , and her companion was a Norwegian freedom fighter . |
| 42 | Her first husband was Sydney Box , the writer-director who became head of production at Gainsborough Studios ; and her sister-in-law was the ‘ Miss Box Office ’ who produced the wildly successful ‘ DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE ’ films over two decades . |
| 43 | It was me she was addressing , and her voice was a mixture of fear and anger . |
| 44 | And her voice was a parody of a servant 's showing dissent , a politeness which verged on the impolite . |
| 45 | She had no real idea what to look for , and her date was a dull , insular major in the RA who had no wish to mix . |
| 46 | I did n't always agree with her Chopin , and her Liszt was a disaster area , but I 'd listen to her for a long time if it 's Schumann . |
| 47 | But there were some like Cathy 's er My chum was Cathy and it was her mother and she was a first class French French polisher you know , and her daughter was a French polisher who was a chum of mine and her son was a cabinet maker and er we used to laugh we used to say . |
| 48 | But the getting of that child was not the pleasurable romp she had been led to believe , and her pregnancy was a sick one . |
| 49 | She had no conventional beauty , her features were not exquisitely proportioned and her face was a bit chubby . |
| 50 | Donna was one of life 's cheerleaders ; her teeth were a triumph of the orthodontic trade , her hair was a confection of gel , spray and heat , and her body was a tribute to wholesome American food and exercise . |
| 51 | The characteristic heart-shaped facial disc had come through an almost golden colour , and her breast was a stunning white except for the top which had a very faint tint of golden brown . |
| 52 | ‘ Her mother was a very wealthy woman , and her father was a kind of handyman who helped out in the convent , and did a bit of work up at Westlands . |
| 53 | Mrs Hymes was born in Chester to the Hand family , and her father was a well-known member of the Chester Corporation . |
| 54 | ‘ Sally was dad 's lynch-pin and her death was a great shock , especially coming so close to the loss of my mum . |
| 55 | An agreement between Desiree and her lawyer was the ‘ smoking gun ’ that proved their case . |
| 56 | Her modest home sparkled , and her doorstep was the whitest in the street . |
| 57 | Mrs N. was a brisk youngish lady in a green track suit , and her husband was a detective in the Garda , a big gentle friendly man . |
| 58 | Oh no , no , no , well there 's an old lady lived there named Mrs and her husband was a clergyman . |
| 59 | And her husband was a warder at Leicester prison but he 's died . |
| 60 | Elizabeth was German and her mother was a clockmaster . |