He would make the valley and the bay his headquarters . he would build a patriarchal grass house like tati s , and have it and the valley and the schooner filled with dark - skinned servitors
12.
The problem was that i identified and described him as an exemplary basque , only because of his last name , not bothering to consider the detail that he was a very dark - skinned black with the finest african lineage
13.
Phenolic compounds are derived from grape skins ? and , when not drinking , i try to eat dark - skinned table grapes ( though the quality of the bloated waterballs sold as table grapes by british supermarkets is execrable )
14.
He is a dark - skinned gipsy in aspect , in dress and manners a gentleman : that is , as much a gentleman as many a country squire : rather slovenly , perhaps , yet not looking amiss with his negligence , because he has an erect and handsome figure ; and rather morose
15.
After landing in the countrys capital colombo we traveled to the severely affected village of matara , and witnessed the following vivid scenes that revealed the disasters devastating effects : a small , dark - skinned old woman sitting amid collapsed houses with a look of shock on her face a skinny old man trying to move a heavy stone with his bare hands in front of a house a stupefied mother holding a piece of withered paper in her hand , looking for her lost baby young children who had lost their mothers , their tear - stained faces unwashed people with expressionless faces , not knowing what to do , without will or aim
16.
Duncan was a rather short , broad , dark - skinned , taciturn hamlet of a fellow with straight black hair and a weird celtic conceit of himself . his art was all tubes and valves and spirals and strange colours , ultra - modern , yet with a certain power , even a certain purity of form and tone : only mellors thought it cruel and repellent . he did not venture to say so , for duncan was almost insane on the point of his art : it was a personal cult , a personal religion with him
17.
These two texts complement each other , and can be read as li s self portrait . we also interviewed many actors , directors and film production veterans for first - hand experiences of working with li . from their comments and recollections , we get a vivid image of li - a stout and dark - skinned northerner , fondly arranging and rearranging his beloved antiques and curiosities on the film set , or entertaining friends at home , and chatting at the top of his voice
18.
The dark - skinned , black - haired navajo code talker , huddled over a portable radio or field phone in a regimental , divisional or corps command post , translating a message into navajo as he reads it to his counterpart on the receiving end miles away , has been a familiar sight in the pacific battle zone
