Example sentences of "was [adj] and had [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bologna was rich and had the usual rivalries with neighbours , most intensively with Modena , its arch-enemy . |
| 2 | The taxi driver said that the man was well-dressed and had a black beard and pale face . |
| 3 | She was tall and had a slender enough waist for him to have spanned it with his hands , and he was amazed at how strongly he wished he could be given the chance . |
| 4 | She looked at him , smiling , and he thought she was beautiful , even though she was old and had a stiff , curly whisker or two on her chin . |
| 5 | I remember nothing there except a girl in the top class , who was fair-haired and had a bright complexion , and I see her now in my mind 's eye outstretched , lying upon her back on the floor . |
| 6 | The thigh was straight and had an inturned head , compared ( favourably ) with that of the reptile which is slightly S-shaped and without a head . |
| 7 | It was dark and had a tiny window . |
| 8 | I was ignorant and had no worldly experience in those days . |
| 9 | Normally he was relaxed and had an easy-going manner . |
| 10 | The redhead was leggy and had a terrific figure . |
| 11 | Her voice was deep and had a sardonic , mocking tone that frightened Constance . |
| 12 | Will 's sister Joan was married and had a little boy , but Will 's brothers did n't have any children . |
| 13 | She was shortish and had an attractive way of cocking her head on one side and looking up with big dark eyes and a wryly amused smile . |
| 14 | The complex was huge and had a lovely interior , with shrubs and colourful plants everywhere . |