Example sentences of "and [adj] [conj] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So green and lush and so spectacular and — ’ |
| 2 | In Emily Carew 's presence he was kind and polite and remarkably subdued , listening with infinite patience when she lapsed into wistful nostalgia as she recalled the days when Carewscourt was the centre of social activity in this part of Mayo . |
| 3 | Now he was sharp and alert and as curt and direct as Sandison had been to him the day before . |
| 4 | It comprises elements from both modern and classical techniques ensuring that the lines and patterns made by the dancers ' bodies are more expressively stretched and angled and less rounded than usual , because so much is danced with tense emotion . |
| 5 | I have found the way I have been treated by qualified and unqualified people patronising and presumptuous and deeply offensive . |
| 6 | Taking her courage in both hands , she left her bag where it was and turned the knob , pushing open the door into the kitchen which smelled so warm and inviting and blessedly familiar that a lump rose in her throat . |
| 7 | … if the approach is through the intellect rather than through intuition , that is , through a tangible and examinable process of understanding and thinking , rather than through an imaginative and emotional and therefore intangible process of relishing and enjoying , irrespective of whether or not there is full understanding ( p. 8 ) . |
| 8 | I love Moscow , and I think its beauties are many , but I think also that only the Van Cliburn coalition , casting its own magic so thick around itself that all the world becomes a glittering study in delight , could make one feel that it is the happiest and nicest and most cosy-comfortable spot on earth . |
| 9 | The rhythm section provided a perfect cushion for the soloists , springy and supportive but never obtrusive . |
| 10 | ‘ He 's extremely clever , very kind and supportive and always interested in what I 'm doing . |
| 11 | Sonny was tall and broad and as strong as an ox . |
| 12 | The $10m trial of the wireless communications system based on very low-power , digital radio communications will involve personal handsets and microcellular technology to enable users to be immediately and constantly accessible — 1,000 trial participants will use the pocket phones to make and receive calls within the coverage area , on both home base stations and 500 or so public base stations in the downtown and other densely-populated or widely visited parts of Boise . |
| 13 | Finer grades ( such as Parian or Pentelic ) were used for the most important statuary , and lower-quality and more local marble , mainly from south-western Turkey , was used for the main architectural building blocks of the monument . |
| 14 | Is the land flat and low and so liable to be flooded ? |
| 15 | Natural and right and entirely familiar . |
| 16 | She was an entrancing creature , pale and dark-haired and naturally elegant . |
| 17 | Apart from her looks , and especially those deep green eyes , she was cheerful and friendly and seemingly unaware of the effect she had on the unsophisticated young men around her . |
| 18 | It 's lovely and friendly and so comfortable . |
| 19 | The Hungarian people are warm and friendly and very open to the Gospel . |
| 20 | Once oestrogen levels fall , the bone becomes less dense and strong and more liable to fracture . |
| 21 | But Matthew smiled , his teeth white and strong and so sensuous that they sent a shiver up her spine . |
| 22 | And interesting but only interesting novels could be taken to the post office for distribution to the armed forces . |
| 23 | It was the first time she had ever seen her team eager and willing and fully co-operative , the envy of all her friends . |
| 24 | They are soft and pliable and consequently comfortable . |
| 25 | A small grey-brown wader with white underparts , sides to rump and tail and wing-bar , best distinguished from other similar waders , e.g. winter Dunlin ( p. 127 ) , by characteristic flight and call-note and generally solitary habits . |
| 26 | ‘ What , are you there ? ’ said the voice below , full and clear but very low . |
| 27 | Kalchu had brewed some millet beer months ago to ferment out ready for today and it was sweet and clear and very strong . |
| 28 | We must never again allow , now that we 're all too painfully aware of the consequences any company to cheat and swindle any working man or woman after a lifetime 's toil from the right to a happy and dignified and financially secure retirement . |
| 29 | ‘ Why did our large country , our wise and old and very large country , begin to think so small that we became a nation of losers , a country of discount shopkeepers content to bask in the glory of our heritage . ’ |
| 30 | They usually need new and improved or more affordable equipment and the future growth of service industries such as travel , broadcasting and entertainment , and increasingly in education and health care activities and environmental protection , will depend upon continued technical innovation . |