Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [adj] and a " 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 | Although slow and the wrong side of 43 , ‘ Gabby ’ Hinton was classy and a strong believer in football and family entertainment . |
| 4 | The search was thorough and a number of items were removed ; there was talk of ritual sexual abuse . |
| 5 | Although he knew Max would not share her bed , the poet was malicious and a great gossip . |
| 6 | When North was charged with a number of very serious offences Reagan publicly announced that North was innocent and a hero . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The inn was crowded and a sudden hush fell on the customers as the landlord said loudly , ‘ Gipsies are n't served at my inn . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | As was noted earlier , over two-thirds of the study group were single and a large proportion of these were still living in the parental home . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | After Hitler 's invasion of Russia , however , which also meant a slackening of air attacks upon Britain , the decline in individual party membership was stemmed and a gradual revival took place . |
| 13 | The equipment in those days was primitive and a visit to any dental practitioner was an ordeal . |
| 14 | Robinson was surprised and a little alarmed at such an untypical gesture . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 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 Environment Minister , Mr David Trippier , said yesterday that a newspaper report linking Mr Ponsford 's death with HMIP 's staffing problems was irresponsible and a ‘ thoughtless incursion into the domestic grief of his widow and family ’ . |
| 19 | Scientology circles were shaken by allegations that L. Ron Hubbard was dead and a group of opportunists were forging his signature . |
| 20 | The wind-chill factor was obvious , but the wind-skill factor was non-existent and a series of nasty vendettas sprung up all over the pitch . |
| 21 | The night was dark and a fog was coming in from the river , but she hesitated . |
| 22 | The night was cool and a chill breeze made itself felt . |
| 23 | His toes were warm and a good colour , and there was no sign of swelling above or below the plaster . |
| 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 | That was in the time when Dr Marks was principal and a young master named George Scott was on the staff , two of the best remembered Britishers who ever lived in Burma . |
| 27 | Mainz was a see where Staufen interests were strong and a majority of the princes elected Lupold , bishop of Worms , a strong adherent of Philip , and a man of few scruples . |
| 28 | Domestic air flights were suspended on the receipt of bomb threats , four buses were fire-bombed and a small explosive device was set off in front of the CGT headquarters in Buenos Aires . |
| 29 | He was a yuppie decades before the word was invented , and his stated objects in life were self-promotion and a settled life . |
| 30 | His Spanish was harsh and a little guttural . |