Example sentences of "[noun] the colour " in BNC.
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| 1 | In those few minutes the colour had drained out of them and they had wilted in the glass like faded tissue paper . |
| 2 | A woman with hair the colour of the purplest of peacock feathers was singing on a yard-high rostrum . |
| 3 | His girlfriend was very pretty with a flawless complexion and hair the colour of new parchment . |
| 4 | She was tall with shining hair the colour of copper . |
| 5 | See , the younger has hair the colour of freshly gathered corn , but the other , his father , is dark . |
| 6 | The miller 's wife was just as mean as her husband , but their daughter Neva was quite different ; she was happy.natured and kind-hearted , sang all day at her work " like a thrush , and was as beautiful as she was kind , with summer-blue eyes and hair the colour of the sun 's rays at noon . |
| 7 | What she did see was hair the colour of rich , ruby port wine , swept up , somehow , from the forehead and hanging past her shoulders in a heavy , shining mass that curled under at the sides and bottom like a long page-boy bob . |
| 8 | I stood up , in my grey skin , stacked gut and floral wraparound , my hair the colour of London skies — under the bam , under the boo . |
| 9 | He had a thick crop of wiry hair the colour of good toffee , and heavy eyelashes many shades darker , as lavish as on a Jersey cow , fringing golden-brown eyes of such steady and limpid sincerity that she felt certain he could not possibly be just what he seemed . |
| 10 | One of the silent watchers , a slender young woman with hair the colour of a fiery sunset , bowed her head in unconscious submissiveness . |
| 11 | Every time we go I have to wait for ages in the cold hospital wearing a scratchy towelling robe the colour of sick and drinking black coffee . |
| 12 | The difference is only n the colour ; the cheese tastes the same . |
| 13 | All these characters are used in the identification of fossil species , but of course the colour patterns that may be characteristic of living species are not available in the great majority of fossils . |
| 14 | The cow came , a soft-eyed Jersey cow the colour of her own rich cream , and a pig , and outhouses were scrubbed out and whitewashed ready for use as a dairy and cheese-room . |
| 15 | The place seemed unusually full of lovely women , including an eight-foot mutant with skin the colour of moonlight — but no Mala . |
| 16 | Sleek , long-limbed , with smooth , velvety-looking skin the colour of bleached coffee beans . |
| 17 | Late afternoon sun spilled white shafts across the desk to light her hair with a jewelled sheen the colour of pomegranates . |
| 18 | Andrew and Virginia watched numbly as Horatia went to the door , returning a moment or two later with a small boy with silver-gold hair and eyes the colour of aquamarines . |
| 19 | Eyes the colour of gathering storm-clouds did not leave his face . |
| 20 | As the tiny head , covered in silky black hair , nestled warmly in the palm of her hand , she had looked up and met eyes full of tenderness and love , eyes the colour of slate . |
| 21 | It is always wise to first check with the recipient the colour scheme of the room in which the picture will be displayed , as it is possible to vary the emphasis placed upon the colours within the picture accordingly . |
| 22 | The reason our house has looked like a junk yard since 1985 is because a three-seater the colour and shape of junk has been there . |
| 23 | Lovers of more flamboyant lips should bear in mind the colours of the sun before applying cold pinks , purples and maroons : warm corals , peaches , reds and golden browns look glorious against a lightly tanned complexion — whether real or fake ! |
| 24 | Through my binoculars-camera the colours down on the track in the chilly sunshine looked sharp and bright , the race easy on that account to read . |
| 25 | The sun had set , and bands of light the colour of opals streaked the edges of the sky . |
| 26 | A pair of waving ginger hairs appeared in the corner of a mouth the colour of old putty . |
| 27 | For small designs the colour order is often not overly important . |
| 28 | Colour is important , the most quoted example being that black represents mourning in the West , whereas in Eastern countries the colour of mourning is white . |
| 29 | The kitchen was a foreign place , and always ; centred by a cutting board , formica shelves the colour of butter and wicker , low ceilings and no windows . |
| 30 | For the summer scene the colours are cobalt blue , pale olive green and a hint of cadmium yellow . |