Example sentences of "[noun] painted a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old man 's fine grey hair had been brushed and plaited , his cheeks delicately rouged , his beard brushed out straight , his nails painted a brilliant pearl . |
| 2 | At last I had a serious discussion with Benjamin in our great oak-panelled hall , the walls above the panelling painted a light green and decorated with cunningly devised shields bearing the arms of Wolsey , Daunbey and , finally , Shallot . |
| 3 | They had , according to Dee Brown , a ‘ drab uniformity ’ , with the station painted a sombre colour , a water tank , a grain elevator , and a bleak main street . |
| 4 | Stockings were rationed , of course , so in warm weather , girls painted a thin line up the back of the legs to look like a stocking seam , and went without . |
| 5 | However , the reports on morale and popular opinion which were reaching the regime 's leaders painted a different picture . |
| 6 | In January 1989 the Civil Aviation Authority 's study of the long term options for the use of airspace and airports in the South East painted a gloomy picture of increasing airport delays and flight cancellations in the absence of more runway capacity . |
| 7 | Beardmore 's loomed like a sleeping giant over the hill , and down towards Shettleston Road a break in the clouds painted a fleeting blue on the topmost windows of the tenements . |
| 8 | Reaching the ‘ Men Only ’ sign , we laughed loudly and one of the women painted a massive women 's symbol at the entrance , a sort of ritual ‘ open sesame ’ . |
| 9 | He spat blood , and a thin trickle painted a red line from the corner of his mouth to his jawline , whence it dripped onto his coat lapel . |