Example sentences of "and was [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Judging the competition has taken quite some time and was no easy matter . |
| 2 | Norman Ricketts , who was only appointed to the Eagle board by Mr Stockdale last month , is relinquishing his non-executive role , as is Hamish Jansen , who has been with the group since formation and was a strong supporter of Mr Stockdale . |
| 3 | Eugénie loved the sea and was a strong swimmer even though at Biarritz she found that ‘ the sea was very cold and it required great strength of mind to get in ’ . |
| 4 | He wrote poetry and was a skilled musician and painter . |
| 5 | She was a leading worker for the British Red Cross Society and was a vice president for the North Yorkshire branch . |
| 6 | Some of their ideas were shown to work ; the counter-inflation programme ( or at least that part of it which closed the inflationary gap from the fiscal end ) was worked out by them and was a successful contrast to the experience of World War I. Yet by itself the explanation is inadequate . |
| 7 | had been Hull University 's social secretary and was a successful agent representing British and international artists . |
| 8 | It was opened in 1803 , and was a horse-drawn tramway built by William Jessop to cover the nine miles between Wandsworth and Croydon . |
| 9 | The coop was on the roof , a few feet from the door to the house , and was a hollowed-out tree-trunk with a wooden slat for sealing the entrance at night . |
| 10 | This tactic involved borrowing ideas from outside the community to force a change and was a typical ploy for incomers . |
| 11 | Archie always gave one hundred per cent for the Palace and was a firm favourite with the fans of the mid '50s , but he was regarded as surplus to Manager Cyril Spiers ' requirements when the new boss instituted his Youth Policy . |
| 12 | He also heard the controversial UDR Four Appeal and was a former chairman of the Mental health Review Tribunal . |
| 13 | She sang in front of distinguished personages , such as former Prime Minister David Lloyd George and Dame Margaret , and was a personal friend of Lady Megan Lloyd George . |
| 14 | Reich , 46 , a Harvard professor of economics , was one of Clinton 's key economic advisers during the campaign , and was a powerful advocate of economic recovery achieved through infrastructure investment and worker education . |
| 15 | The principle of self-determination enunciated by America 's President Woodrow Wilson as the basis for the peace conference in Paris in 1918 , led to the request of senior Egyptians led by Sa'ad Zaghlul that a Wafd ( delegation ) be sent to represent Egypt , Zaghulul was of peasant background and was a charismatic figure with great appeal to the public , among whom he was popularly known as al zaim , the leader . |
| 16 | As well as gaining his SRN David was a qualified Gas Fitter and Driving Instructor and was a competent builder and decorator . |
| 17 | He travelled extensively , was fond of music , and was a competent pianist . |
| 18 | Council leader Christopher Kingsley said the restoration project will create local jobs and was a worthwhile cause . |
| 19 | Cagliari — population 225,000 , stadium capacity 38,800 — is a city with its own strong soccer culture , and its own football hero , Luigi Riva ( pictured below , and , left , as celebrated by a lifesize statue in a local bar ) , who played for Cagliari as a left-winger when they won their one Italian league title in 1970 and was a prodigious scorer . |
| 20 | He had a good ear for language , and was a talented scholar , translator , and lyric poet . |
| 21 | Norman 's music teacher badly wanted him to become a professional because he had a fine tenor ; voice and was a talented violinist . |
| 22 | By the end of the decade it could claim only eight seats out of sixty-four on the council , and was a negligible influence in municipal affairs . |
| 23 | It heralded the Summit and was a tremendous success |
| 24 | Despite the uncertainty of holding this event it was held on Saturday , 2nd March and was a tremendous success despite the smallness of the numbers attending . |
| 25 | Finvarra possessed great intelligence and was a famed chess-player . |
| 26 | After Mass , the parishioners and family gave a reception in honour of Father at Coniston Hall , Coniston , which was attended by over 100 people and was a superb setting for the occasion , situated on the bank of Coniston Water and being overshadowed by Coniston Old Man . |
| 27 | I half expected him to " clown " a bit and not to be really interested , but he worked seriously and was a great asset to the group and to me in later discussion . |
| 28 | She always had a cherry-red face , with cheery smile and was a great favourite with the youngsters of the area . |
| 29 | Colin 's visit has now come and gone and was a great success . |
| 30 | This rarest of distinctions in surgery is decided on by all three Royal colleges of surgeons in the United Kingdom and was a great source of pride to Prof Gibson . |