Example sentences of "felt as [adj] as a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One that gradually took the ice from her veins and relaxed her until she felt as snug as a bug and ready to purr like a kitten . |
| 2 | He felt as weak as a kitten , but the fever and nausea were gone . |
| 3 | Wearing the suit , she weighed three hundred kilos and felt as graceful as a rhinoceros ; as soon as she was outside she 'd feel almost weightless , and the suit 's systems would give her the strength of a robot while hardly affecting the speed and ease of her movements . |
| 4 | She was wearing jeans but her top was a rather tight yellow T-shirt and she felt as gauche as a schoolgirl and very vulnerable . |
| 5 | He was very light , and his bones felt as delicate as a bird 's . |
| 6 | Her mouth felt as dry as a bone and her eyes were closed against the intrusive light . |
| 7 | Today he felt as slighted as a leper . |
| 8 | Sarah stayed outside a few minutes longer , her spirits lifting wondrously , and she felt as happy as a robin singing among the branches of the oak tree . |
| 9 | After all , I felt as fit as a fiddle , ’ he explained . |
| 10 | He lay beside her as she slept , watching the slow fill and fall of her ribs , the tap of pulse in her temple , and felt as restless as a husband who suspects infidelity . |
| 11 | The jawbone felt as cold as a joint of beef in a supermarket deep-freeze . |