Example sentences of "was [verb] [prep] the beautiful " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the first time she had travelled beyond Europe and she was captivated by the beautiful city and continually remarked upon the quality of the light and the gentle colours which bathed the buildings . |
| 2 | It was built in the beautiful plum-coloured brick he had used at his main residence of Rycote . |
| 3 | She was lavishly dressed in costumes by Yves St Laurent of Paris and Valentino of Rome , and the film was shot in the beautiful settings of Cannes and the French Riviera , but Crawford soon realized that his co-star was no actress . |
| 4 | At sixteen he was seduced by the beautiful wife of a Russian general and then by her six handmaids one after the other . |
| 5 | He was gawking at the beautiful red and silver machine which was revealed as the tarpaulin fell away . |
| 6 | Betty was approached by the vicar 's wife at Hurley to start a class in 1966 , which because of her local influence , was held in the beautiful surroundings of Bisham Abbey . |