Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] gold " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance , if you have chosen a lovely maple frame , with its attractive grain , it would not blend well with a pale pink background — a brown or gold colour scheme would be far better . |
| 2 | From outside , the church looked very old , and deserted , and I began to wonder why I had come ; and I must have been a little late , because in the perfect stillness within , the members of the congregation already knelt — like statues , some caught in a swath of rainbow light where the rising sun shone through a stained-glass window , splashing the bowed heads and bent shoulders with crimson , royal blue , emerald and gold . |
| 3 | Southwards , the gentle hills of Hoy crowd the horizon ; northwards lies Loch of Stenness , bobbed white with graceful mute swans , shores edged emerald and gold with seaweed . |
| 4 | Apples of many shades of yellow and red , brown and gold were laid out on yellowed newspaper , line after line , row upon row , on broad slatted shelves . |
| 5 | The land was not flat now but undulating , rising no more than a few feet in various shades of brown and gold as far as the eye could see . |
| 6 | The minimum of furniture emphasised the impressive size of the foyer — only small modern tables bearing huge smoked glass ash trays , two or three low chairs and a huge arrangement of dried ferns and foliage in shades of brown and gold graced the enormous expanse . |
| 7 | The brown and gold moulding also made the frame an ideal choice , as it harmonised with both the mount and the gold lines . |
| 8 | Keith also got a Merit certificate for this ‘ Amaryllis ’ study , a powerful presentation with an attractive complementary mount in brown and gold . |
| 9 | The interior is dark due to the coloured glass in the narrow windows , the wealth of Baroque ornamentation and the deep colours of blues , reds , brown and gold with which vaults , walls and arcade are painted . |
| 10 | And above all , why should Isambard come down here in person to visit him after supper , splendid and ceremonious in his brown and gold brocade , attended by servants bringing in a gilded chair for him , and a page carrying wine ? |
| 11 | On the wedding day itself what could be more appropriate than gold , the symbol of everlasting love ? |
| 12 | I opted for bright summertime colours but for autumn you might have brown hedgehogs shuffling through leaves of russet and gold . |
| 13 | Winding paths lead into the surrounding woods , which in autumn are a riot of russet and gold . |
| 14 | The russet and gold forest blurred suddenly before Isabel 's eyes . |
| 15 | Scarcity , combined with the positive quality of being resistant to wear , has made platinum more valuable than gold . |
| 16 | So he was young ; but his body was n't smooth and gold , pure hard gold , which is what the woman says about the body that you see in that scene of the film . |
| 17 | Or stolen rubies , iuorie , pearle and gold ? |
| 18 | YAMAHA SA-2100 semi-acoustic guitar , natural and gold , coil splitters , Yamaha hard case , as new condition , absolutely stunning , £490 . |
| 19 | Left : Wall-mounted Athena metal uplighter from Micromark , available in matt black , white and gold |
| 20 | In The Waste Land we move where ‘ The barges drift/ With the turning tide ’ where , just before , the ‘ white and gold ’ marble of the Church of St Magnus Martyr is admired . |
| 21 | My own present stance and the position of the boy in the bed must have thrown up the embroidered , tasselled triangle hanging in blue , white and gold on the chapel wall . |
| 22 | And then , reassuring myself , I would gaze upon the white and gold protector , the messenger of the Almighty , and know that everything was in order . |
| 23 | She was pretty , with freckles , wearing a bright blue tracksuit with a white and gold studded belt . |
| 24 | Daffodil , however , had fastened hers to her cleavage , the red , white and gold popping out now and again past the long-haired chinchillas . |
| 25 | The Who accordingly took the Dublin stage in specially made green , white and gold tricolour gear . |
| 26 | There is a wide choice of designs and motifs and these are available in black or white and gold glitter/black . |
| 27 | Moon led the couples through their vows sitting on a stage wearing a white and gold crown . |
| 28 | The new king bathes in the fires when he is crowned , passing miraculously unscathed through the inferno before emerging to be clad in ceremonial white and gold coronation robes and to have the great feathered cloak of kingship draped around his shoulders . |
| 29 | A few pages are produced in the virtuoso technique of white and gold on a black background . |
| 30 | It is white and gold , quietly ornate . |