Example sentences of "what colour " in BNC.
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| 1 | ONE of our bar staff recently came into the kitchen to ask if she could look in the soup kettle to see what colour the soup was . |
| 2 | ‘ What colour did she expect broccoli and ham soup to be ? ’ |
| 3 | When three-year-olds were asked what colour the card was really they typically said ‘ blue ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ What colour is it ? ’ |
| 5 | What did it matter what colour it was ? |
| 6 | To a boy who declares himself stuck about what colour to use , he says : ‘ Well , Sickert said that when in doubt put a little of the last colour into the next colour you use , and that gives harmony : it does n't work to use a colour in isolation — white and black are the two parents , red in isolation can appear like a wound in the picture — it 's like friendships , we all know the awful consequences if a new person joins a group and the friendships are n't mixed through , it 's the same with colours . ’ |
| 7 | The Young Telegraph ( no 24 , 16 March 1991 ) demonstrates this trend clearly — there is one page given over to green issues and one question ( What colour are copper sulphate crystals ? ) on chemistry . |
| 8 | It would be like explaining to someone blind what colour is like . |
| 9 | In a cafe in a covered shopping precinct at the centre of Rummidge , Marjorie and Sandra Wilcox are sipping coffee , debating what colour shoes Sandra should buy . |
| 10 | Once the birds were enclosed she leaned against the low coconut tree behind the house and examined her arms in the gentle afternoon light , wondering what colour they were . |
| 11 | What colour ? |
| 12 | In many cases they already lay down what colour the shirt must be . |
| 13 | Such records justified being at the top of the class structure , with heaven knows what colour of label ; but this would be undemocratic . |
| 14 | Thus we can always tell what colour a face should be by looking at its centre , regardless of how mixed up the cube is . |
| 15 | Teacher : What colour eyes shall we give him ? |
| 16 | What colour are the seats in the House of Commons ? |
| 17 | What colour are the seats in the House of Lords ? |
| 18 | However bored I am with the election , my calling is to shine the light of the good news on areas of darkness , whether or not that makes me unpopular , no matter what colour No. 10 becomes ! |
| 19 | He paused , seeking out Meryl , uncertain as to what colour she would be wearing . |
| 20 | What colour is the animal ? |
| 21 | Many woods are strongly coloured , so take the shades of your wooden frame into account when you are considering what colour scheme to use . |
| 22 | ‘ Did you notice what colour it was ? ’ |
| 23 | Of course I did n't notice what colour it was . |
| 24 | What colour would it be ? |
| 25 | But this language game ( the concept of the red visual impression ) is parasitic on the one in which one reacts , without more ado , to ‘ What colour is it ? ’ with ‘ Red ’ . |
| 26 | Also her son , though young and ‘ with it ’ , would prefer an exquisitely knitted and finished find wool classic sweater in a quiet colour or a heavier , brighter , really big sweater for cold weather — but I must find out first what colour he fancies this year ! |
| 27 | This shocked me 'cause I 'd left Antigua with no idea what colour prejudice was , no idea . |
| 28 | At the end of the day , it does n't matter what colour you are , black , blue , pink , white or green . |
| 29 | And then , when you find they say it in the fourth year , they mean it and you begin to look at yourself and realize what colour you are . |
| 30 | You begin to look at yourself and realize what colour you are . |