Example sentences of "as poor [conj] a [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's as poor as a church mouse , that 's why she has to come to Arthur and Margot 's in the holidays . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I hope there 's a fat cheque in the posh otherwise I shall be as poor as a church mouse . |
| 3 | It did not matter that I had rejected my father 's ways , that I had become a marine and was as poor as a church mouse while McIllvanney had become a rich man ; the stench of privilege still clung to me and McIllvanney loved to discomfort me because of it . |
| 4 | The vicar who seemed as poor as a church mouse gave no clue to his wealth as he chatted happily to convicted robbers . |
| 5 | They 'll take one look at my clothes and know I 'm as poor as a church mouse . ’ |