Example sentences of "and [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tried to explain all this to Vic , who said I was doing fine and Matt was doing fine and he thought we 'd gel together on screen . |
| 2 | The men ran off , without any clear idea where they were going , and Bathsheba was left alone with her dying sheep . |
| 3 | Under Ceausescu , accurate statistics on birth and death rates , and on perinatal , infant and maternal mortality were suppressed , contraception and abortion were outlawed , and Romania was declared AIDS-free . |
| 4 | Alice and Bella were left alone . |
| 5 | Ed and Johnny were sporting foolish party hat and blowing those paper things that uncurl like a chameleon 's tongue and go baarrrp . |
| 6 | Both Philips and Nokia were demonstrating wide screen pictures live from the satellite source . |
| 7 | Thus he and Barbarossa were to become close friends as well as working together , for the next ten years . |
| 8 | The Nirvana connection was cemented by covers of two Vaselines songs , ‘ Molly 's Lips ’ and ‘ Son Of A Gun ’ , on a Peel session , and Eugene was called onstage by Kurt at Reading last year to sing ‘ Molly 's Lips ’ . |
| 9 | He does n't seem to realize = ’ Her sentence hung as she looked back down the room to where Oliver and Linda were standing alone . |
| 10 | Cards and flowers had already come to the stage door , and Bernie was making mocking remarks at every opportunity . |
| 11 | Magistrates adjourned the case until June 9 and Swalwell was granted conditional bail . |
| 12 | They were across the room when Felipe came in , and Maggie was standing alone . |
| 13 | Three of the first four development launches were successful , and Ariane was declared qualified for operational service . |
| 14 | Moxie ( who never ‘ dressed up ’ as a nurse ) and Franca were wearing dark sad dresses . |
| 15 | Extra police were called in , and Jane was held responsible for everything . |
| 16 | If it is stretching the imagination to describe any West Indian fast bowler as a gentle giant he is nevertheless mild-mannered and easy-going , and it is significant that while the likes of Croft and Marshall were doing unpleasant things to batsmen 's heads , the damage that Garner inflicted was mostly confined to arms and hands ; obviously any broken bone is bad and obviously he sent down his share of bouncers , but there was never the suggestion that he was using his physical advantages maliciously ; six feet eight inches 12 metres ) tall and weighing seventeen stones ( 108 kilograms ) , the prospect of the carnage he might have caused had he been of an aggressive nature hardly bears thinking about . |
| 17 | The Clyde Valley Regional Planning Committee had been constituted in 1943 , and Abercrombie was appointed Principal Consultant ; Robert Matthew was his deputy . |
| 18 | In the house Maggie unpacked the presents she brought : a brilliant red woollen scarf for Rose , a brown V-necked pullover for Moran ; Sheila and Mona were handed silken headscarves and Michael a saffron tie to go with his hair . |
| 19 | For the Carnegies , Mellons and Heinzs were built substantial brick mansions up the slope from the river whilst the clapboard terraced houses on the riverside were occupied by mostly Eastern European immigrants drawn by work in the steel mills . |
| 20 | After that he is more specific , and begins to refer to Caesar in this context , saying that himself and Brutus were born equal to Caesar in health and intelligence , yet Caesar is now looked upon as a man of such importance . |
| 21 | Catherine moved to Sheila and Bob 's , and Duncan was left alone . |
| 22 | Costa Rica and Venezuela issued cautious statements criticising the use of force , and despite phone calls from Mr Bush and the Secretary of State , Mr James Baker , there were signs Brazil and Argentina were preparing critical statements . |
| 23 | The deal was described as an alliance , and Crocker was allowed complete autonomy . |
| 24 | ‘ And Audetto was urging Niki to rest , let Clay take care of Spain . |
| 25 | Then she started swinging her round and round her head , faster and faster and Amanda was screaming blue murder and the Trunchbull was yelling , ‘ I 'll give you pigtails , you little rat ! ’ |
| 26 | Last month Duriez and Tibbles was found guilty of conspiracy to commit arson . |
| 27 | Although Jacques was gratified with the response of most of the LEAs he was aware that other LEAs such as Somerset , Dorset , Wiltshire and Staffordshire were contributing annual sums in the order of £200-£300 in support of liberal adult education to their WEA Districts . |
| 28 | Other sources said Menongue , capital of the southern province of Cuando Cubango , was particularly vulnerable and Unita was piling heavy pressure on besieged Cuito in the central highlands and Luena in the east . |
| 29 | And Anna was getting restive , dazzled as she was by the new prospect . |
| 30 | His voice was calm and friendly , and Shelley was feeling happy because she had seen Miguelito again , and he had looked into her eyes when he asked ‘ Me quieres ? ’ |