Example sentences of "and black [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Tilda came in , wet , and black as coal from head to foot . |
2 | She had fine , white skin , not opaque and dull , but translucent and bright , with the vivid come-and-go of vibrant blood close beneath it ; and she had beautiful hair , fine as an infant 's and black as jet , curving but not curling about a very shapely head , and cropped cunningly to underline the subtlety of the shaping . |
3 | We 're half a mile long and young and old and white and black and girl and boy , looking for a monster to kill or create . |
4 | They are bred in four colours — Blenheim ( red and white ) , tricolour ( black and white with red points ) , ruby ( red ) and black and tan . |
5 | Companies like Nissan , Ford , Bendix , Swish and Black and Decker are customers . |
6 | Uncomfortably aware of his closeness in the small room , of the breadth of shoulders beneath the casual beige and black and oatmeal wool , she moved to the wall , ostensibly to examine a framed drawing of a wine-cooler . |
7 | in green and black and silver , the emeralds of Manjiku burst like stars in the bubbles on her limbs , and she 's amazed they 're so beautiful , for she 's not been in the water at night before . |
8 | The dining room , with its pale marbled walls and black and glass furniture , has survived from its first overhaul as it is only really used for entertaining and for Ella 's piano practice . |