Example sentences of "was [adj] and [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | His face was chalk-white and wore a dazed expression , and the uniform he was wearing was crumpled and torn but thankfully he did n't appear to be badly injured . |
| 2 | So long as the boy was alive and had a chance of survival he was as much entitled to retain that chance as the others ; whereas in our problem it may be that the men who are cut away have no chance of survival at all . |
| 3 | the State both harassed the wealthy commoner with unpredictable exactions when he was alive and claimed a large proportion of his self acquired movable property when he died . |
| 4 | The taxi driver said that the man was well-dressed and had a black beard and pale face . |
| 5 | She was tall and had a slender enough waist for him to have spanned it with his hands , and he was amazed at how strongly he wished he could be given the chance . |
| 6 | Mr Justice Roch said that because the defendant was deaf and had a speech disability a social worker , Jill Hughes , would sit in the dock and translate . |
| 7 | A third party should be entitled to assume that a person in an authoritative position within an organisation is competent to bind the organisation , and the organisation should not be able to plead violation of an internal rule unless ‘ that violation was manifest and concerned a rule of its internal law of fundamental importance . ’ |
| 8 | He was illiterate and possessed a limited knowledge of English , and had a partner who was unscrupulous ; he was utterly vulnerable , a lamb to the slaughter , taken in by a rotter . |
| 9 | She looked at him , smiling , and he thought she was beautiful , even though she was old and had a stiff , curly whisker or two on her chin . |
| 10 | I remember nothing there except a girl in the top class , who was fair-haired and had a bright complexion , and I see her now in my mind 's eye outstretched , lying upon her back on the floor . |
| 11 | Other girls at Group included ‘ Jolly Molly ’ — plump and good-natured ; Harriet , who was trying to improve her mind and always listened to the afternoon plays on BBC radio ( relayed to each hut over the Tannoy system ) ; Veronique , who was stage-mad and had a friend in the current London production of Lady Windermere 's Fan , and dough-faced Olive ( more about her a bit further on ) . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , his letter was crucial and marked a real turning point . |
| 13 | It was dark and had a tiny window . |
| 14 | Last night I opened my eyes when it was dark and feeling a sudden want of air opened the window when to my astonishment I was in time to see Oreste carried past in the arms of an angel and I wept and called out to him but there was no reply and soon they were gone up to the heavens and lost sight of . |
| 15 | When Frank heard that Michael thought of going in for the prize on this set book he was indignant and sent a message to Michael , ‘ Who in his senses would read a book by a bishop ? ’ |
| 16 | The interviewing panel was civil and included a peer of the realm , a major-General , and a gentleman farmer . |
| 17 | I had to be very careful going through a couple of blobs of the Renaissance gold where the paint was at its thickest , but I was lucky and got a reasonably clean edge all round . |
| 18 | Mr Ridley said that manufacturing output was now at a record level — 12 per cent higher than in 1979 , and 6 per cent higher than the previous all-time peak in 1974 , and accused Labour politicians of being like ‘ quack doctors ’ — claiming the country was ill and prescribing a cure that in reality would only make the country worse off . |
| 19 | The hospital said she was comfortable and having a light breakfast — her first full meal since was admitted to hospital . |
| 20 | In fact it was unfair and represents a furtherance of Hope 's ambition of a Gothic Foreign Office . |
| 21 | The redhead was leggy and had a terrific figure . |
| 22 | Owing much in design to S. Vitale in Ravenna but on more elaborate lines , it was originally symmetrical and had a western entrance with atrium and two-storeyed gallery ; the courtyard here was large and had a capacity of 7000 . |
| 23 | I remembered the larder was bare and took a snap decision ( actually , ‘ going snap ’ on a decision was the latest buzzword ) to hit the local late-night deli . |
| 24 | Viscount Tonypandy was present and made a brief speech of welcome . |
| 25 | Her voice was deep and had a sardonic , mocking tone that frightened Constance . |
| 26 | The voice was deep and had a drawl to it that Lizzy did n't like . |
| 27 | Mr Anderson was married and had a mistress at the time of the alleged rape , the jury has been told . |
| 28 | She said I had not been meant to have this until I was twenty-five , but since I was married and had a child , they had been able to break the trust . |
| 29 | Will 's sister Joan was married and had a little boy , but Will 's brothers did n't have any children . |
| 30 | That was great and started a whole year of being in America for me , which was seeing David as a major star and also for myself , experiencing life as it should be as a major star , with your cars and people looking after you and the record company being polite to you rather than treating you like shit and not working . |