Example sentences of "and [adj] [conj] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So Peter Yeo had to look reassuring and solid and a bit older , while Timothy Hutton could probably have come to work in striped organza without losing a single client . |
| 2 | It was an old-fashioned one , as heavy and solid as a lorry . |
| 3 | The river black , flat , wide on the turn , and solid as a road . |
| 4 | An argument apparently broke out during these talks , and fierce fighting ensued in which Doe was shot and wounded and a total of 64 men , mostly from Doe 's contingent , were believed to have been killed . |
| 5 | She was as tongue-tied and gauche as a schoolgirl on a first date . |
| 6 | Just as it seems strange and unnecessary that the law should have to choose between duress as a complete defence to murder , and duress as no defence at all , so it seems strange and unnecessary that a killing which narrowly fails to come within the requirements of self-defence or other justifiable force should then be classified as murder . |
| 7 | When she walked with Gran , she could feel the trembling through every limb and felt glad to be young and strong as a tree . |
| 8 | Young and strong as a bull as he was , the superior odds were beginning to tell . |
| 9 | She felt as fragile and foolish as a moth that beat itself against the hot glass of an electric bulb until it fell burned and spent , in its desperate doomed quest for the light . |
| 10 | For women , tight trousers and top or a leotard or swimsuit ; for men , swimming trunks would be ideal . |
| 11 | It was as lifeless and rigid as a piece of sculpture ; dispelling the illusion of flight . |
| 12 | There was a long delay between the pupils ' arrival and the commencement of the displays and chanting , during which Miss Cackle and the teachers greeted friends and acquaintances , and the girls all stood to attention , being neat and well-behaved and a credit to the school . |
| 13 | ‘ In Denmark we say that aquavit is strong as a Viking , fiery as a lover , cold as an iceberg and fresh as a virgin . |
| 14 | So a handclasp burned along her nerves and home again with just herself and music , she burned through sonnets sober as never before and high as a condor . |
| 15 | Varying the textures within this sort of monochromatic colour scheme can be just as interesting and lively as a scheme full of more obvious contrasts . |
| 16 | Philippa , whose face was normally as radiant and untroubled as a child 's , had not stopped frowning since Lee had started talking to her that afternoon and it annoyed Conrad to see it . |
| 17 | I enjoyed all the workshops very much , because the knitters were keen and interested and a delight to teach . |
| 18 | However , the team considered that some independent assessment was desirable and appropriate where a project of this magnitude was involved . |
| 19 | It is disgusting and immoral and a disgrace . |
| 20 | With great grace she straddled his body , and paused for a moment , upright above him , her body as pale and slender as a wand . |
| 21 | It had superb black markings as precise and perfect as a Bewick wood engraving running down its spine ; lighter , more downy plumage covered its chest . |
| 22 | It 'll be the kind of place you might walk out of as brisk and easy as a knife cutting butter , or you might very well wander about for days , well , weeks even , without finding a proper door . |
| 23 | He becomes as soft and nervous as a cow ( 1867 ) ; he feels as worn out as a donkey ( 1867 ) ; yet still he splashes in the Seine like a porpoise ( 1870 ) . |
| 24 | ‘ Certainly it should be gentle and simple or a place of cold , airy silence . ’ |
| 25 | He snatches the issue from politicians and makes it as grand and simple as a silver screen story . |
| 26 | An unfinished coffin on black tressels , which stood in the middle of the shop , looked so gloomy and death-like that a cold tremble came over him , every time his eyes wandered in the direction of the dismal object : from which he almost expected to see some frightful form slowly rear its head , to drive him mad with terror . |
| 27 | Traditionally bureaucracy has been described as a role culture , but there is no reason to suppose that the different cultures can not all exist within the same organisation particularly if the organisation is as large and diverse as a government department or a local authority . |
| 28 | The water 's deep and cold as a grave here ! |
| 29 | Cissy Salt , her baby face hard and cold as a coin , stood back from the couch and looked round at the trembling tearful group . |
| 30 | It was as tall and cold as a glacier rolling down a valley , crunching trees like matchsticks . |