Example sentences of "was [adv] [adj] and a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some ways he was rather young and a bit hasty . |
| 2 | The room was poorly furnished but it was spotlessly clean and a cheerful fire blazed in the blackened hearth . |
| 3 | This decision was somewhat controversial and a gloss was placed on it in Boyle v Kodak [ 1969 ] 1 WLR 661 . |
| 4 | ‘ I was keen to play a policewoman in Home and Away because it was so different and a very strong physical role — I even got the chance to throw people around a bit which was really good fun ! ’ she says . |
| 5 | It was entirely grassless and a little soft underfoot , and it sloped rather badly down towards the sea by the midwicket boundary . |
| 6 | However , the steepness of its banks made it impossible for vehicles to cross except by the bridge at the southern and of the town which , in 1815 , was only two and a half yards wide at its broadest point . |
| 7 | I wanted to join in , but I was only two and a half , and this was the first time I had been left with people I did n't know . |
| 8 | She was n't the shape for running , she decided , although she was growing taller suddenly — too tall for her liking , because Midnight was only fourteen and a bit hands . |
| 9 | He was only four and a half when his father died . |
| 10 | Because er as far as I 'd concerned I 'd never heard of air raids before hand you know , know I had n't and I was , as I say , I was only nine and a half I know but er , I did use to speak to a lot more people than most , er lads of that age did like , you know . |
| 11 | He was sent over to make an arms deal with the British government and being a military man he was extremely loyal and a little blinkered . |
| 12 | Outside it was already dark and a squall of rain burst into the house when Peter opened the door . |
| 13 | Dr Donald Clarke , of the British National Party , was not present and a show of hands suggested he has little support at the independent girls ' school . |
| 14 | Maisie and Joan , who collected catkins in the woods with me ; Lucy , who was always polite and a beautiful writer ; three very naughty boys who sat in the front row and made a nuisance of themselves : every teacher has memories like these . |
| 15 | The sky was still starry and a cool breeze shook the grass between the gravestones . |
| 16 | They were in luck , for the sky was still murky and a thin drizzle falling , excuse enough for him to cover his head and shadow his face within his capuchon , and for her to pull forward the hood of her old cloak , and hide within it . |
| 17 | The published paper was more extensive and a much better article , but an author does not have to be paranoid to wonder what went on . |
| 18 | What is important to note is that the collaboration between Grover Jackson and Randy Rhoads in designing this guitar was both fruitful and a complete success , because between them they produced an instrument which , in Randy 's hands , has provided itself with an impressive track record . |
| 19 | Elizabeth and I turned on him severely , and told him that someone who was both old and a distinguished writer was not to be bothered with such things . |
| 20 | There was also porter-brewing and a large distillery used 3000 tons of malt annually . |
| 21 | It was calculated from a breath test taken then that he was nearly one and a half times over the limit for driving at the time of the accident . |
| 22 | It was nearly two and a half years since Hamish had walked out on Daisy and she could no longer claim to be madly in love with him , but she missed the presence of a man in her life , and her self-confidence was in tatters . |
| 23 | That was when I was about fourteen and a half . |
| 24 | It was about two and a half years before he wrote anything like it again . |
| 25 | He was about two and a half metres tall ; naked muscular chest and short dark hair . |
| 26 | er last year was n't too much it was about two and a half thousand . |
| 27 | Mm it was about two and a half , three thousand . |
| 28 | I think Jeanette said Tom had that problem cos he did n't speak until he was about two and a half and they thought he was you know a bit daft |
| 29 | Even though I was about eight and a half . |
| 30 | I was about sixteen and a half then or going for seventeen aye . |