Example sentences of "high [coord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She said Naomi appeared to live in a world of her own and was either on a high or a low , adding : ‘ She was a lovely child . ’
2 And by his side , with his shoulders straight , his head held high and a smile on his lips , walked young Colin !
3 The wind was NW , gale Force 8 gusting to 9 , the seas were more than 6ft high and a swell of some 9ft was running .
4 But today , fortified by her experiences , feeling six feet high and a tower of strength , Miss Fogerty led the entire school into morning assembly and faced a host of questioning eyes with unaccustomed composure and authority .
5 Have you got a couple of settings on yours is it a high and a low ?
6 Biddy 's horse was sixteen hands high and a thoroughbred .
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