Example sentences of "[adj] and a [noun sg] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | they were married in December 1421 and a son was born at Windsor , but before the boy was nine months old , Henry V died in France . |
| 2 | Coke died in the 1840s and a monument was erected to him at Holkham , guarded by a cudding Devon cow carved in stone . |
| 3 | The only one I got was that in his view thirteen and a half was too late for confirmation ; it was best done as a sort of early ‘ double shot ’ — like a jab of cholera with typhoid — along with baptism . |
| 4 | The night was dark and a fog was coming in from the river , but she hesitated . |
| 5 | Mitchum , Ford and Lila were given bail at a thousand dollars each and a hearing was scheduled for the following week . |
| 6 | This decision was somewhat controversial and a gloss was placed on it in Boyle v Kodak [ 1969 ] 1 WLR 661 . |
| 7 | It was a good day and Svolvær looked rather a special place , but we were now tired and a campsite was priority . |
| 8 | Later they became insolvent and a receiver was appointed . |
| 9 | Our Minister Mr. Robinson entred as a subscriber three years past and one man was sent and was soon sent back uncucarable which year was as I understand settled and a Declaration was sent to Declair off … |
| 10 | Rice and crates of soft drinks survived the capsize and a system was rigged up to collect rainwater . |
| 11 | Although the bulk of the rock and fossil collections were housed in the Museum of Science and Art , later the Royal Scottish Museum , conditions at Sheriff Court became cramped and a move was made in 1906 to 33 George Square . |
| 12 | In separate incidents across the city two more young men were found dead and a man was arrested in connection with alleged possession of heroin . |