Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [adj] and [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tom was awake and watching her . |
| 2 | They both went to bed but Stephen was restless and said he wanted to sleep on the couch . |
| 3 | Fred was delighted and led her up to his bedroom where a truly magnificent blue and yellow parrot sat in a tall cage . |
| 4 | Some find it simpler to say that Jesus was human and leave it at that . |
| 5 | Mansell was livid and admitted he ran away from the scene of the accident to avoid being tempted into big trouble . |
| 6 | Q : We paid for our holiday in Paphos , Cyprus , in January , but 36 hours before we were due to leave our tour operator , Saga Holidays , rang to tell us the Roman Hotel in Paphos was double-booked and to offer us the first week at another hotel which was , in our opinion , inferior . |
| 7 | Kate was relieved and asked who . |
| 8 | Dawn Winterhalder was 32 and expecting her fourth child when she developed hydramnios — excess fluid in the womb — and her gynaecologist became seriously concerned about the baby 's health . |
| 9 | The man decided Tim was queer and made it clear he did n't tolerate those too easily . |
| 10 | Elizabeth was brave and helped us ; her sweet smile gave us some happiness in the unhappy days after my mother 's death . |
| 11 | Lincoln was intrigued and started his quest , which resulted in the three television programmes and his book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail . |
| 12 | Fortunately , from the point of view of the tsar , the Khan of Bukhara was pro-Russian and gave him the chance to threaten Khiva from the rear . |
| 13 | My sister Alison was 24 and had her whole life ahead of her . ’ |
| 14 | Mr Flood was silent and blessed himself a great deal when he heard the news . |
| 15 | Ritschl was impressed and urged him to turn the paper into an article for publication . |