Example sentences of "and was [art] [adj] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a journalist , but Toby Greenslade was one of the rare ones who could write entertainingly about golf , and was a companionable and amusing fellow as well . |
| 2 | The investiture went ahead on 1 July and was a splendid and dramatic piece of pageantry ; it was also strangely moving . |
| 3 | Maudling was the best equipped on economics , and Hailsham was the possessor of a keen brain and was a colourful and popular figure . |
| 4 | Unlike many other ‘ traveller ’ children of her generation , Lizzie had an ordinary city-child 's education in Aberdeen , and was a bright and attentive scholar ; she enjoyed English lessons , and was chosen to represent her school in a poetry-reading competition . |
| 5 | It meant a lot to me and was a fine and understanding gesture by Lynn . |
| 6 | He had a highly retentive memory and was an accomplished and lively speaker . |
| 7 | He usually turned out for the Palace at right-back and was the composed and effective successor to the brilliant Arthur Hudgell , epitomising the honest footballer who would always give of his best for his club whatever the situation . |
| 8 | Professor Hugh Simpson provided expertise in engineering and was the liveliest and most questioning of the three . |
| 9 | It was completed in 1819 at what was then the staggering cost of £163,457 and was the largest and most imposing building in the town . |