Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [adj] and a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The experiment was short-lived and a failure ; but it suggested that the young king might not be able to reckon as a matter of course on wielding all the powers of his great predecessor . |
| 2 | The result was disastrous and a scandal to the country 's law and trade . |
| 3 | The search was thorough and a number of items were removed ; there was talk of ritual sexual abuse . |
| 4 | The ceiling is low and a mustard colour , though dry rot has seeped through and chipped most of it away , leaving whitish , gaping blisters . |
| 5 | So much greenhouse equipment is electric and a light will allow you to work with the plants at any time of the day . |
| 6 | He was a proper fop : his roses and cream complexion was clean-shaven and a silver pearl dangled from a small gold chain in his right ear lobe . |
| 7 | On her way to her desk she tried to collect a beaker of iced water but the machine was empty and a knot of querulous men were standing around it demanding something be done . |
| 8 | A good thick numnah is imperative and a Poly Pad is invaluable as this will disperse the pressure of the saddle and Poly Pads come in various thicknesses too . |
| 9 | Several customers had similar tales to tell although there seemed none of the panic of the previous year , only a feeling that war was inevitable and a preoccupation with details . |
| 10 | Seven healthy adult volunteers ( six men , aged 21–43 years ) underwent gastric intubation studies At 07:30 , after an overnight fast , approximately 300 ml of water were drunk and a sample of all urine passed subsequently was saved . |
| 11 | Of the external walls and gates of the palace , the west wall is missing and a number of towers . |
| 12 | Limited room service is available and a hair dryer is provided in all the bathrooms . |
| 13 | Talk of catastrophe is popular and a money-maker for authors and publishers . |
| 14 | The price is one and a half milliardi . ’ |
| 15 | The price is one and a half milliardi . |
| 16 | Ivan Dugue , a lawyer and spokesman for the group , stated that the surrender was unilateral and a contribution to the peace process taking place in the country . |
| 17 | He had switched-off the assembly track one Friday afternoon , half an hour before finishing time , ostensibly on the grounds that the overhead conveyor was unsafe and a danger to line operators working below . |
| 18 | The night was dark and a fog was coming in from the river , but she hesitated . |
| 19 | The night was cool and a chill breeze made itself felt . |
| 20 | Several methods of data collection are possible and a pilot study will be necessary to check that the operation runs smoothly . |
| 21 | Control over monetary policy is political and a lack of control over it is undemocratic . |
| 22 | A Guide is friendly and a sister to all Guides . |
| 23 | When my teenage son heard that the visitor was 60 and a bachelor , there was silence . |
| 24 | Every finger was numb and a world away . |
| 25 | The Commission also discussed the republic 's draft constitution , but the debate was inconclusive and a number of key issues including the structure of the parliament , and the status of regions and their competencies , were left unresolved . |
| 26 | The date over the door is 1708 and a fire place is dated 1758 , but in an early Parish Register someone from Dubber Beck was buried in 1632 . |
| 27 | The trapdoor in the floor is intact and a set of stone steps below lead down to the basement , location 3a . |
| 28 | This time the front door was open and a swathe of sunlight lay across the red-tiled floor . |
| 29 | Rather , it is the highest level of qualification held by an employee which is of interest , and therefore any lower level information is superfluous and a burden on the system . |
| 30 | ‘ This growth is dynamic and a result of all the competitive activity of all the ferry companies , ’ he added . |