Example sentences of "[adj] as day " in BNC.
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| 1 | I saw their uncircumcised members as clear as day and shuddered . |
| 2 | Suddenly it 's light , clear as day ; we stop in front of a German 3″ mortar with a neat pile of HE bombs beside it . |
| 3 | Life 's folly clear as day . |
| 4 | It was as clear as day . |
| 5 | It was suddenly as clear as day . |
| 6 | I remember as clear as day , standing talking to Penny and I was calling their plumber , I 'll always remember that and er I was quite took back and Penny said ooh she 's been very good to me |
| 7 | ‘ It 's as light as day tonight . ’ |
| 8 | The brothers are as different as day and night . |
| 9 | In fact when I er er periods started it was them that told me all about it not me mother and did n't never think then about st er sex or anything , not a thing , I was as innocent as day was born when I was eighteen . |
| 10 | The dark is lit as bright as day . |
| 11 | The camp was almost as bright as day , but beyond , to front and rear , stretched the clammy darkness of the Moravian moor . |
| 12 | It seemed as bright as day out on the newly-laid forecourt and it was as if she 'd been caught by the lights , trapped and dazed like a rabbit on a long country road . |
| 13 | She had to cross the road again to get back to their apartment ; now that her eyes were used to the darkness it seemed as bright as day out of doors , and her blue cotton dress incandescent white . |
| 14 | The yard was bright as day for a few seconds , then night crept back in around the flames . |
| 15 | They were by now in Piccadilly Circus , which was as bright as day , and were surrounded by the crowds streaming from the theatres , cafés and dives which populated the area , painted ladies of a certain character being prominent among them — as well as the enthusiastic amateurs who had come up from the East End to make a few pennies , or even be given supper , as a price for their favours . |