| 单词 | big-boned |
| 例句 | When people first saw me, they thought 1 looked like my father, English-Irish, big-boned and delicate at the same time. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Their legs were long and slim, and I wondered why they weren’t cursed with the big-boned frames Juanita and I had inherited from Mamá. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She was not curvy or big-boned; she was fat, it was the only word that felt true. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z As I walked into the airport lobby after clearing customs, a big-boned, clean-shaven young man took note of my two huge duffels and approached. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z "Charlemagne," he cooed at him also, for the baby was large and big-boned with blond fuzz on his pale pink skin, and blue eyes just like his German father's. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She is big-boned—like her dad, she says—and her plump is perfect. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Quinn lit a slender cigarette with a lighter of tasteful simplicity and his big-boned face settled into an expression of quiet amusement. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z A big-boned guy with breasts, Sam would probably qualify as a transsexual, but that seemed to be the least of his differences with Baywatch. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She was big-boned and had an Indian face, with broad features, dark skin, and a sweet, peaceful expression. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Septa Unella was big-boned and mannish, with callused hands and homely, scowling features. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It’s as if she’s stepped down off the wall, the walls: the same round raw potato face, the hulky big-boned frame, the glittering spectacles and hairpin crown. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Among the four sisters, she was considered the plain one, with her tall, big-boned body and large-featured face. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I knew it was okay to be a chubby baby but not a big-boned girl, a fat teen. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Yet for all the splendor of his garb, he remained an ugly man, big-boned and slopeshouldered, with a fleshiness to him that suggested that in later life he would run to fat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Being a big-boned gal with broad shoulders, I knew a fuller bust line would detract from that and feminize my appearance even more. A transgender Army bride in the ’80s 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z On this latest tour he is playing two of the later concertos, the famous A major work, K488, and the big-boned, imposing C major concerto K503. This week's new live music 2013-02-16T06:00:00Z Cassie, who also had “a Georgia Jagger gap between her front teeth,” was adventurous, self-assured and bold, whereas Julia was the more responsible of the two, and “as big-boned as Cassie was small.” Claire Messud’s ‘The Burning Girl’ takes on a fraught friendship with splendorous prose 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z You dislike euphemisms for fatness like "big" or "big-boned." Lindy West is the troll-fighting feminist warrior you've been waiting for 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z He described her as “a big-boned, apple-cheeked, radiantly healthy girl” with a “clear, rich mezzo-soprano” voice. Jean Redpath, Prolific Scottish Folk Singer, Dies at 77 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z He installed a bar and lounge in the basement, a patio in the courtyard and a moody main dining area and open kitchen in the soaring, big-boned room at street level. At Aska, a Nordic Chef’s Vision Bears Fruit (and Lichens) 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Finally, the orchestra showed its mettle in Elgar's Enigma Variations, a big-boned account culminating in a driven finale that, if not exactly subtle, was certainly joyous. Prom 37: BBCPhil/Lazic/Sinaisky - review 2011-08-12T10:37:25Z This is a group who recently won Q magazine's classic song award for Chasing Cars, the quintessential big-boned power ballad. Snow Patrol - review 2012-02-13T17:50:23Z On a human level, the two men are also an unlikely combination: the garrulous, geeky Kushner with his brawny, big-boned intellect, and shy, grey, halting Eötvös, who is almost pathologically self-effacing. Tony Kushner's Angels in America: the opera 2010-03-22T21:35:00Z This is big-boned Liszt-playing, tough to interpret and admirably free from sentiment. Liszt: Harmonies Poétiques et Religieuses – review 2013-07-04T20:50:00Z Some of the book’s illustrations are reproduced in the exhibition under the terrace’s big-boned wisteria arbor. With re-creation of 1500s garden, a reminder of when herb knowledge was a survival tool 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z “I hardly think whatever you’re going to say about the big-boned one is going to be more interesting.” Alvin and the Chipmunks, or The Burdens of Parenthood 2011-12-16T11:58:18Z With Alan Gilbert on the podium, Mr. Kissin was the soloist in two big-boned works, Scriabin’s early Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, and Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor. Music Review: New York Philharmonic With Evgeny Kissin at Carnegie Hall 2012-05-24T21:51:03Z Chicago, land of the big-boned, is now run by a petite former ballet dancer. Crib Sheet: The 10 Things to Talk About This Weekend 2011-03-02T18:30:29Z The orchestra was similarly big-boned in the two romantic warhorses that sandwiched Aerial. LSO/Harding/Hardenberger 2010-06-06T21:30:00Z Still I'm not going to tell the big-boned aikido aficionado that, are you? Picking fights: Steven Seagal at 60 2011-04-11T17:15:59Z He was a big-boned a rock ‘n’ roll saxophonist with riveting stage presence and a tone that seemed to rip through the audiences. ArtsBeat: New Jersey Declares Clarence Clemons Day 2013-06-14T19:57:58Z From Darwin, the Captain learns that plump Polly is not just a “big-boned” relative of the parrots in Rio but the last surviving dodo. The Pirates! Band of Misfits: Yo-Ho-OK 2012-04-26T14:15:15Z Having recently hit 221.2 on the scale, I’m no longer forgivably chubby or husky, zaftig or big-boned. How I became fat: “It’s tough to be a bad-ass girl in a dainty world” 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z A bold performance of Copland’s “An Outdoor Overture,” written for a school orchestra to play indoors, opened the program as professional big-boned outdoor music. The short and the long of the American conversation in Wynton Marsalis' Concerto in D at the Bowl 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Whatever your familiarity with PaJaMa, this show will hold surprises, including several striking images of Fidelma Cadmus and numerous appearances by Margaret French, a handsome big-boned woman 15 years her husband’s senior. PaJaMa, Whose Photographs Breathed Eroticism 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z At times the concerto seemed like two independent pieces played simultaneously: an idiomatic display piece for solo guitar and a big-boned neo-Romantic essay for orchestra. Critic’s Notebook: Robert Beaser’s Guitar Concerto at June in Buffalo Festival 2012-06-13T21:58:39Z “He’s just big-boned. Plus he’s middle-aged. You tend to get a little bulky.” ‘Godzilla’ filmmakers update a cultural icon 2014-05-09T22:12:42Z At the same time, it implied a critique: audiences have relatively few opportunities to hear big-boned works of this kind. Listen to the Future 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z In pursuit of this knowledge, Lily and Violet, the two contrasting damsels — one bony and brown-haired, the other big-boned and blond; one a questioning skeptic, the other a true believer — wander and ruminate. Movie Review: ?Damsels in Distress,? From Whit Stillman 2012-04-05T12:00:00Z Now as then, he went for gutsy, big-boned, large-scale conceptions of Mozart, nothing precious or excessively polite. Some seriously gutsy Mozart stands out at the Hollywood Bowl 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Take Stig Of The Dump: the big-boned, laddish MC has battled on the streets of Newcastle with style and wit for eight years to attain the status of local hero. Bang On! The new regional sound of British hip-hop 2010-12-11T00:06:00Z They feature four big-boned women with, out front, a flamboyant gay man whose avowed intention it is to sound like a woman. New band of the day ? No 971: Hunx and His Punx 2011-02-18T17:13:29Z His songwriting is big-boned and sturdy, but he was not, a visual commentary on emotional frailty. Music Review: Girls at the Bowery Ballroom - Review 2011-09-23T23:01:27Z Buttercup is a big-boned gal — body positive! — just trying to live in her truth. David Alan Grier on Navigating the Art World as a Black Collector 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z People like to say we’re big-boned and meant to be linemen. Atonio Mafi NFL draft diary: My Tongan heritage means everything to me 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z With Heliodoro Gustines in the irons, Stage Door Johnny overtakes the winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes at the eighth pole and the big-boned chestnut outruns him to the finish line. This day in sports: Lou Gehrig starts his consecutive games played streak 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z Speaking of big-boned, it's now time for your mandatory reminder that Syndergaard once looked like this. Noah Syndergaard is getting more ripped than a Norse god, what could possibly go wrong? - Golf Digest 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Nothing is certain until the big-boned woman sings, but she's backstage warming up the pipes as we speak. The College Football Playoff Hope-O-Meter: Bye-bye Bama - Golf Digest 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z While the 56-year-old admits to witnessing fights, the store has “cameras everywhere” and foreboding guards, described as “big-boned” and “tough”, carrying Tasers and firearms. US fast-food workers demand better pay amid growing violence 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z That’s where a big-boned kid with frizzy brown curls found an outlet for his energy. Faatui Tuitele left home, but it never left him: How UW’s freshman found love in Hawaii’s toughest projects 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z So big-boned, in fact, that Arsenal made the error of releasing him from the club. Why Harry Kane is an inspiration for chubby children everywhere 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z Six feet tall, big-boned and thin, with piercing eyes and a severe brow framed by a brown wig, the Pennsylvania congressman still looked fearsome. ‘Kill the beast’: The impeachment trial that nearly took down a president 150 years ago 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z My mother kindly describes me as big-boned; others would say fat. ‘Big guys don’t want to be treated like freaks’: the plus-sized menswear revolution 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z Last month, he shared a revealing photo with his multitude of followers, not as a sweetly confident grown-up, but as a big-boned, tentative-looking child with braces. The plus-size modeling world has a new star, and it’s a guy 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Previously, sthenurines were thought to be unusually big-boned compared with their modern-day relatives; the comparisons offered by this study, however, show that they are, in fact, normally proportioned. Prehistoric kangaroo was a walker 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z “He’s not fat. He’s just big-boned,” said Denise Moore, a neighbor he’s followed since he was a calf. Pet longhorn roams outside 2 suburban homes 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Hull fans beware: knack-prone, big-boned, defensive disaster man, Titus Bramble, has put Steve Bruce on alert after confirming he has left Sunderland and is now a free agent. The Fiver 2013-05-23T14:55:18Z I found her intimidating—she was tall and big-boned and gushing, with a high forehead and a curvaceous strong jaw, a mass of chestnut-colored curls. Tessa Hadley: “Experience.” 2013-01-14T05:00:00Z For every day of that month, we visited Alex at his orphanage, spending as much time as his caretaker—a big-boned woman in charge of a dozen children under the age of 2—would allow. Who Putin’s Really Hurting 2012-12-28T09:45:00Z And as the swimmers paraded past to take their marks it was apparent that these are rather different water athletes – long, loping figures, big-boned and well-padded – to the impossibly lean sprint-merchants of the pool. London 2012: Keri-Anne Payne's plan of attack comes back to daunt her 2012-08-09T17:31:56Z She was immensely capable; tall and big-boned with a pink, pleasant face and dry yellow hair chopped sensibly short. Tessa Hadley: “An Abduction.” 2012-07-02T04:00:00Z Graham Thorpe had made a century, Alec Stewart was on 95, the big-boned lady was slurping on a lozenge. The Spin 2012-06-20T11:15:59Z No offense to Carl, but watching him pull away from that big-boned leader board wasn't exactly the cure for my post-Masters hangover. PGA Tour: Fantasy Fix: Valero Texas Open 2012-04-17T04:00:00Z A big-boned young woman of about twenty, poorly clad and apparently much frightened, was standing on the opposite curbstone. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z He was gaunt and big-boned, with a seaman's weather-darkened face, but there was weariness and something that suggested vacancy in its expression. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z They were big-boned, big-hearted children, these men of the New Brunswick lumber camps, quick in quarrel, quick in sentiment, but cool and close-lipped in the face of emergency. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z However Haydon had two, and was quite willing to lend one, and did so; but unfortunately he was short and slight, and Wilkie was tall and big-boned. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z Charles Copse was up, Nob Manor followed, Then Bennett's big-boned black that wallowed Clumsy, but with the strength of ten. Reynard the Fox 2011-11-20T03:00:13.153Z The big-boned should beware: I found even the largest to be somewhat on the snug side. Jawbone UP Band Tabs Steps, Talks to IPhones: Rich Jaroslovsky 2011-11-09T21:22:01Z A tall, big-boned man, dressed in blue serge with brass buttons on his jacket, was talking at large, and Cliffe, stopping to listen, thought the tales he told with dry Scottish humor were good. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z He still lay profoundly at rest and yet profoundly alive, one long, big-boned arm thrown over his head on the pillow, as he always had slept when he was a child. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z The comparison of the child’s rocking-horse with the big-boned Irish hunter reveals one of the most essential lessons for adulthood: that what may appear trifling to an adult may mean much to a child. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z He was a tall, big-boned fellow, who had divided his time at the agricultural college between playing center rush and studying the chemical capabilities of various soils. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z You can use nicer words if you want — rotund, portly, big-boned — but it is what it is, and the governor will be the first to tell you so. How Chris Christie Did His Homework 2011-02-24T17:57:37Z Portsmouth want West Ham's Benni McCarthy, but West Ham may want to keep hold of the big-boned South African in a futile bid to fill the Olympic Stadium. Football transfer rumours: Manchester United chase G?tze and Lloris 2011-02-16T09:23:56Z The local school in the boy's native village of Venusia, where the big-boned sons of retired centurions gained their meager education, was not good enough for our young man. Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z “The rocking-horse and the big-boned Irish hunter” suggest rich mines of child psychology. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z He was heavy without being adipose, lean, but big-boned; his face was lined with years, though miraculously young in the texture of skin. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z Even better news for Amsterdam eateries, big-boned Egypt striker Mido is set to join Ajax. The Fiver 2010-07-26T14:33:00Z As he came nearer he was seen to be a big-boned man, with broad shoulders, long arms, and a huge reddish mustache, the ends of which drooped almost to his collar. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway In another corner were the Tongsa Penlop of Bhutan and his lusty big-boned men, and the dapper little Nepalese Resident, wreathed in smiles. The Unveiling of Lhasa A tall, big-boned lad of some fifteen years, with hair which was almost red in colour, and a boyish, open face, strode from one of the doors accompanied by two others. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War It was while he was pausing upon his own corner for a moment to consider the past evening in smiling retrospection, that a big-boned policeman tapped him on the shoulder. Young Wallingford The real delinquent is Mark Supple, a big-boned, loud-voiced, rollicking Irish blade—just such a man as we fancy M., of the Daily News, to be. Here and There in London Her first impulse was to knock furiously at the door and force her way in to bear her James away from the clutches of the big-boned siren. Orientations The dim impression retained from their meeting in the early morning was merely emphasised by this second inspection; the woman was built on generous lines—big-boned, heavy and apparently immensely strong. The Bandbox A big-boned horse would be more expensive to keep up, and would not stand the cold and wet of our climate. A Danish Parsonage For Pete was big-boned and strong, and promised to be an ugly customer in a battle. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam Mr. J. Hawthorne stood at his door, big-boned and burly, with a handsome good-humoured face. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Acton leaned upon the veranda balustrade, with a particularly rank cigar in his hand, a gaunt, big-boned man in badly-fitting clothes. The Greater Power He was a big-boned, well-muscled animal, but two hundred pounds had been a heavy load to carry up hill, and he was glad to be rid of it. Rim o' the World Roberts sat down on the top step, his big-boned body at ease, his great bushy head, in which the gray was beginning to sprinkle thick, a contrast to the dark pillar of the porch. The Dominant Dollar The boats being gone by this time, the man that owned the voice stepped out of the darkness, lifted him—big-boned man though he was—and hefted him over the rocks. Merry-Garden and Other Stories The renowned chestnut, Gang Forward, and a big-boned bay horse named Neckesgat were the lords of the harem. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon She was big-boned, hard-faced and profane; and usually left Billy to look after the house while she attended to a line of traps, or hunted bears for their skins. The La Chance Mine Mystery He looked grimly at the big-boned man before him. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure I was a big-boned lusty lad, with flowing brown locks, an unfreckled skin, and an open eye; but my Grandmother's Face and Form have renewed themselves in my child. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... He is quite the tallest man I ever saw; with immense limbs, lean and big-boned; yet moves with the supple grace of an Indian. The Mistress of Shenstone He did not know why, but he had a sensation that Fate, loose-limbed, big-boned, furtive, was shambling over the grass towards his guest. Tongues of Conscience Barclay, the big-boned American manager, formerly conducted engineering operations in the southern part of America. An African Adventure The pilot, a big-boned Britisher who had two jobs to do at once, watched the airspeed indicator. What The Left Hand Was Doing He was a man of enormous build, big-boned and muscular. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite The audience gathered early, and it was a splendid Western crowd, big-boned and tanned by the Western winds. The Candidate A Political Romance The Englishman was nearly sixty years old, more than six feet tall, very gaunt and big-boned, with gray eyes overhung by bushy brows, sharp features, and keen, aquiline nose. Historic Boyhoods Two leather-skinned men with hair hanging loose over their shoulders and faces painted in red and copper hues led a big-boned horse up to the door and walked into the store. Land of the Burnt Thigh He was a big man—six feet tall when he stood up, and proportionately heavy, a big-boned frame covered with hard, well-trained muscles. Viewpoint Hurricane, a medium-sized bay, was next to the favorite; but Swallow, a big-boned sorrel, was on his form going up in the betting, and Mr. Galloper was in fine spirits. Bred In The Bone 1908 He had tremendous breadth of shoulders and depth of chest; he was big-boned, lean-loined, quick and furtive of movement as a panther. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier “Don’t let me lean too heavily on you,” he said, looking down; “I’m big-boned, you see, and long-legged, though rather thin.” The Island Queen Jonas Jobson, the crimp, a big-boned mulatto, dressed in a broad-brimmed hat, nankeen trousers, and a white jacket, dispensing with a shirt or other clothing, came up the side. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley You’ll be surprised, big-boned as you are, sir, how soon you will put on muscle and spread out.” Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East He preferred "a slim four-year-old to the big-boned stock of mighty Berold"; he drank "weak French wine for strong Cotnar" . . . anything in the way of futility might be expected after these two manifestations. Browning's Heroines He was a young and handsome man, with regular features and hair that hung in short curls under his hat-brim, contrary to the Puritan fashion; big-boned in body, and of a commanding presence. A Book of Quaker Saints Brown hands, lean but big-boned and powerful, clasped a rifle having a long slender barrel and a beautifully carved stock. The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky It was a big-boned rough-hewn animal, of superior intelligence, and I was authorised to sell it, together with its saddle and bridle, for four pounds. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma There was Lieutenant Verney, sir, younger and lighter than you sir, and not so big-boned—Major Verney he is now, a regular customer—said just the same as you did, sir, and we gave way. Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East Jack Rangsley was a tall, big-boned, thin man, with something sinister in the lines of his horseman's cloak, and something reckless in the way he set his spurred heel on the ground. Romance The young fellow was one of these big-boned, wide-shouldered chaps, with a heavy, serious look to his face, almost dull. On With Torchy He was a large, big-boned man, aggressive, dominant, the kind that takes the world by the throat and shakes success from it. Tangled Trails A Western Detective Story He saw himself, as a big-boned surly lad, new to his heritage; then as a middle-aged man, living in a morose isolation save for Annie and the children. Secret Bread "Oh, no; I'll do as the others say!" answered the big-boned young man, but with a slight tremble in his voice. The Mansion of Mystery Being a Certain Case of Importance, Taken from the Note-book of Adam Adams, Investigator and Detective A man then above the middle size, compact and big-boned, took the candle in one hand, and brought it towards a long roll which he held in the other. The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two He was a large, big-boned, good-humored fellow, dressed in a strong frieze outside coat or jock, buckskin breeches, top-boots, and a heavy loaded whip, his inseparable companion wherever he went. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One He looked down at the sinewy, big-boned, right hand of the scout, still holding it. In the Days of Poor Richard Hallock was big-boned and cadaverous of face, but otherwise a fair physical match for the master-mechanic; a dark man with gloomy eyes and a permanent frown. The Taming of Red Butte Western Adam Adams directed his words especially to Number Four, a big-boned young man, who was plainly nervous. The Mansion of Mystery Being a Certain Case of Importance, Taken from the Note-book of Adam Adams, Investigator and Detective The boys in the school were a sturdy big-boned lot with arms and legs like the springing bow. The Light in the Clearing One of the men seemed, at first glance, rather good-looking, was near or about fifty, stout, big-boned, and apparently very powerful as regarded personal strength. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One She had often told herself that his lean, big-boned lower jaw was like his bull-dog's, but tonight his face made Caesar's most savage and determined expression seem an affectation. Youth and the Bright Medusa He was a stringy, big-boned man of six feet, and much too tall for his weight, wherefore belligerent strangers were sometimes led to the erroneous conclusion that Mr. O'Leary would not be hard to upset. Kindred of the Dust Only one man was present, the big-boned fellow known as Number Four. The Mansion of Mystery Being a Certain Case of Importance, Taken from the Note-book of Adam Adams, Investigator and Detective Tall, uncouth, big-boned, he had a rather ferocious and forbidding aspect; yet all women seemed to like him, despite the fact that he seldom could open his mouth to them. Tales of the Five Towns At this summons, a lanky, big-boned hobbledehoy, in sea boots, pushed the stools up towards the fire, on which a log of wood was blazing cheerily. The Firm of Girdlestone He was a tall, gaunt young man, big-boned and rugged, in skin-tight clothes. Youth and the Bright Medusa She was a magnificent and handsome virgin, big-boned, physically a little awkward, candid. The Roll-Call She was tall for a Japanese woman and big-boned, with a long lantern-face, and an almost Jewish nose. Kimono "Can you make it by two o'clock?" he asked, when the engineer, a big-boned, blue-eyed Norwegian, dropped the reversing lever into the corner for the start. The Grafters Looking round, the wayfarers saw a gaunt, big-boned man, with sunken cheeks and a sallow face, who had come up behind them. The White Company Lathers's friend proved to be a short, big-boned, square-shouldered Irishman, about forty years of age, dressed in a once black broadcloth suit with frayed buttonholes, the lapels and vest covered with grease-spots. Tom Grogan The Colonel rode ahead, with the two cowboys close behind, all three ropers mounted on their best horses—the Colonel on "the paint," Loveless on his black, and Means on the big-boned bay. Stories from Everybody's Magazine "What! has he swopped with you for that big-boned hack of yours?" said Bryce, quite aware that he should get another lie in answer. Silas Marner It is a big-boned and big-muscled characteristic, but there are things which are stronger. The Shuttle He bowed also to Miss Swaffer, who kept house frugally for her father—a broad-shouldered, big-boned woman of forty-five, with the pocket of her dress full of keys, and a grey, steady eye. Amy Foster She was perhaps forty years old, angular, big-boned, with large, thin features, light-blue eyes, and dry, yellow hair, the bang tightly frizzed. The Song of the Lark Means, being a cowboy, believed that when he rode his big-boned bay the drive would be successful. Stories from Everybody's Magazine A big-boned man he is, sturdy-framed, a tall man, with broad shoulders and strong hands. Acres of Diamonds: our every-day opportunities Emma was a tall, big-boned woman, with fair hair and large features. Of Human Bondage Once or twice cowboys passed them on the road, big-boned fellows, picturesque in their broad hats, hairy trousers, jingling spurs, and revolver belts, surprisingly like the pictures McTeague remembered to have seen. McTeague We conferred with the owners of great houses—magnates at the ends of overarching avenues whose big-boned womenfolk strode away from their tea-tables to listen to the imperious Doctor. Traffics and Discoveries He was a big-boned, powerful animal, his thick, reddish hair growing low on his forehead, his face, with its wide nose and prominent jaw, like the study of a face left in the rough. Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California Sassoon the Man In appearance he is tall, big-boned, loosely built. Counter-Attack and Other Poems Macalister was a big-boned fellow, much too short for his width, with a large, fleshy face and a soft voice. Of Human Bondage He was large, big-boned, and powerful, with less beauty but more grandeur than a thoroughbred, and full of a fiery gentleness. The Flight of the Shadow He was a man of fifty-five, large and big-boned. L'Assommoir She entered the cave as she spoke—a big-boned woman in a suit of skins leading by the hand a pathetic little mite in a rabbit-skin, with blue eyes and a slobbered face. Frenzied Fiction It grew evident that he would have the Weeks build, and, by the time he was fifteen, he was as lean, big-boned, awkward a hobbledehoy as the old man could wish. The Short Line War In Ithaca was a beggar named Irus, gluttonous and big-boned but a coward. Authors of Greece But her face is wider, big-boned, highly colored, and coarsened. Jean-Christophe Journey's End A very tall, big-boned, lean, round-shouldered man, he was uncouth almost to the verge of grotesqueness, and walked painfully with the aid of a stick, dragging his shrunken and shortened bad leg. A Shepherd's Life Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs Tom was about to shake the Giraffe by the shoulder, when he noticed a great foot, with about half a yard of big-boned ankle and shank, sticking out at the bottom of the bed. Children of the Bush To see this heavy-browed, big-boned woman crying so startled him that he contemplated her in silence. Gone to Earth They generally select some weaker member of a herd, and are chary of attacking a strong big-boned, horned animal. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter There, tethered to a stake and grazing placidly, was a big-boned, patient-looking horse. Andy the Acrobat Player Number One, even though he sits patiently in the background in seeming stolidity, is big-boned, brawny, hairy, thirsty Russia. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) Susan saw a big-boned, gray-haired, capable-looking Irishwoman, in a dress of dark-blue duck, with a white collar and white cuffs, heard a warming, big voice, and caught a ready and infectious smile. Saturday's Child "Mister Leach did!" said the big-boned lad who had constituted himself Spruce's defender. God's Good Man At the kitchen door Daniel Byrne sat in his sleigh behind a big-boned grey who pawed the snow and swung his long head restlessly from side to side. Ethan Frome "It means my cousin who runs a fruit store," supplied Mrs. Porter—a big-boned, superb blonde who was in a deep chair sewing buttons on Timothy Tressady's new rompers. Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby She was a tall, big-boned woman of fifty, with an arm like a coalheaver's. The Nether World Kate looked at him, from his big-boned, weather-beaten face, to his heavy shoes, then turned without a word and went back toward the house. A Daughter of the Land He was big-boned and deep-chested, and had nervous as well as muscular strength. The Garden of Allah I was mounted on a young horse, a powerful, big-boned black, a great jumper, though perhaps a trifle hot-headed. Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches How they must have longed for their big-boned long-striding English troop horses as they strove to raise a gallop out of their spiritless overworked Argentines! The Great Boer War The low-ceiled dining-room suddenly shrank about the big-boned, long legged hill man. Greyfriars Bobby Five of them were the same big-boned heavy-framed type that apparently did most of the manual labor. The Lani People The giant-regiment was not a Myth, however, but a big-boned expensive Fact, tramping very hard upon the earth at one time, though now gone all to the ghostly state. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 05 It was the hare—a big-boned, loose-limbed boy, with dark hair lying flat on a very damp forehead. The Railway Children The blow was dealt straight between his eyes: he was a gross big-boned man, and he fell heavily. The Black Robe A big-boned, slow-moving man of the best country house-gardener type, serviceably dressed in corduroy, wool bonnet, and ribbed stockings, James Brown collided with the small and wiry landlord, to his own very great embarrassment. Greyfriars Bobby Presently a big-boned man with a bullet head and a blistered red face of evil coarseness got up and threw away his cigarette. Light of the Western Stars |
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