Example sentences of "it had all [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It had all the colour and pagaentry of the Royal Show , seen each year at the same venue . |
2 | And far from being luxurious , it had all the style and panache of a Formica worktop . |
3 | But otherwise it had all the ingredients of the detective novel , down to a theme , the passion for justice . |
4 | It had all the things one likes about art galleries . |
5 | And if this was nothing more , at least it had all the trappings of a glamorous evening . |
6 | It had all the signs of being the backstage entrance to the building . |
7 | But it had all the signs of a sectarian killing . |
8 | The arena was almost full and it had all the makings of a full scale rumble . |
9 | Certainly , it had all the makings of a cinematic success : a superb international cast in the roles of cheating , lying slaves , beautiful handmaidens and courtesans , broad-shouldered , not-too-bright soldiers , henpecked husbands , domineering wives , long-lost children and vestal virgins , involved in love and death scenes , processions , chases and a slave market . |
10 | He had witnessed the girl 's suffering and had analysed the fluid brought up from the stomach — it had all the appearances of urine — colour , taste , smell and consistency . |
11 | The inquest went on for many days and it had all the appearances of the public inquiry that was to follow . |
12 | It had all the greens and blues and purples of the old country but more so and the sun undoubtedly shone brighter below the Equator . |
13 | What Lorentz liked about this dramatization of the notorious Düsseldorf sex murderer was that it had all the feel of a newsreel for ‘ there is no acting in the picture … . |
14 | It had all the hallmarks of the IRA … a high-explosive device planted on a metal service bridge at Dorton , over the Chiltern line between Banbury and London Marylebone . |
15 | It had all the stress indicators , i enlarged pupils , fluffed tail , I saw , I saw |
16 | It had all the qualities of a detailed Victorian painting of Scottish highlands . |
17 | It had all the facilities needed by the three Services and there were as yet few worries about security of tenure . |
18 | It had all the characteristics of the Chapman style — swift , direct , efficient . |
19 | and it had all the paperwork with it , it was gon na be shipped to Singapore . |
20 | Then three-quarters of Rokeya 's olive-shaded face appeared bearing the same expression of suffering as it had all the years Lee had known her , relieved only by the same amethyst earrings and necklace of variegated amethyst chunks . |
21 | Montague managed to convince Mortimer of his innocence , but his narrow escape did not discourage the king , and when the coup came it had all the appearance of being carefully planned . |