Example sentences of "and [adj] [conj] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An argument apparently broke out during these talks , and fierce fighting ensued in which Doe was shot and wounded and a total of 64 men , mostly from Doe 's contingent , were believed to have been killed . |
| 2 | She was as tongue-tied and gauche as a schoolgirl on a first date . |
| 3 | It was as lifeless and rigid as a piece of sculpture ; dispelling the illusion of flight . |
| 4 | There was a long delay between the pupils ' arrival and the commencement of the displays and chanting , during which Miss Cackle and the teachers greeted friends and acquaintances , and the girls all stood to attention , being neat and well-behaved and a credit to the school . |
| 5 | However , the team considered that some independent assessment was desirable and appropriate where a project of this magnitude was involved . |
| 6 | ‘ Certainly it should be gentle and simple or a place of cold , airy silence . ’ |
| 7 | If all these gorgeous chaps are going to rally to the standard when we stick it in the salt pot , then I , for one , am going to be as fragrant and petal-soft as a lady in a soap commercial . |
| 8 | He will churn the butter if the kitchen is clean and tidy and a bowl of cream has been set out for him . |
| 9 | Behind the savage and futile blood-letting lies unimaginable suffering — families robbed of their loved ones , more than 33,000 injured and maimed and a generation of children brought up in the menacing shadow of the bomb and the bullet . |
| 10 | The wild bohemianism of the life at Kisling 's was stimulating and hectic but a drain on Modigliani 's limited energy and he was looking for a change in his life . |
| 11 | It darted up a tree with breathtaking ease , and the young man watched it leaping from bough to bough , as light and airy as a puff of grey smoke . |
| 12 | There is TV and audio and a heap of magazines . |
| 13 | His voice was as flat and heavy as a sheet of lead . |
| 14 | As frail and pitiful as a moth in spring . |
| 15 | But choosing that particular moment to do it was a rebuff as callous and shocking as a slap in the face . |
| 16 | The GX-7 is a small plastic box measuring some 12cm x 6cm x 3cm with a minimum of controls : two rotaries for Drive and Level and a bank of eight miniature switches to set up the gain and simulation modes . |
| 17 | Pavel was feeling as loose and unconnected as a bag of spanners , and with about as much energy . |
| 18 | The essence of showmanship had become the capacity to build up from one 's regular audience , to bring in whole families , to attract women and children , to win over religious families who were normally against organized entertainment , to convince trade unionists and the politically active that a moment 's respite was harmless enough , and to convince the respectable and well-to-do that a visit to the movies was not a disgraceful act . |
| 19 | Why not invest in a few Units — new interchangeable separates in black , white , navy and red and a variety of shapes ? |
| 20 | From a detached perspective , it might therefore seem that the political viability of the USSR 's East European clients depends not only on greater economic and administrative competence on their part , but the opening up of communication channels between élite and mass and a narrowing of the gulf between state and society . |
| 21 | ‘ Take these grains as my blessing , and may your days be as bright and continuous as a garland of flowers . ’ |
| 22 | The line-up includes top bands Prodigy , SL2 and Nu-Matic and a string of star DJs . |
| 23 | What the critics say about Oscar ‘ As black and satisfying as a pint of Guinness ’ The Independent ‘ brilliant and disturbing ’ Sunday Times , about Anne ‘ Sharp and idiosyncratic ’ The Guardian . |
| 24 | Enya , as ever , is dressed in a simple but elegant style , straight and sturdy as young reed and sharp as a blade of grass . |
| 25 | The sky darkened and the moon came out , going from full into its last quarter , and bright as a chunk of Wensleydale cheese . |
| 26 | His voice became as thin and insubstantial as a trail of smoke . |
| 27 | Simply by sitting there , he rendered the dining-room as cold and cheerless as a room in a commercial traveller 's guesthouse . |
| 28 | The Anarkali was dark and quiet and a lot of the light was coming from the candle between us . |
| 29 | What is important , however , is that the bias should be conscious and deliberate and a matter of corporate policy . |