Example sentences of "[pron] [is] [adj] as a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And as often as you tell yourself she 's not your type , that you do n't like blondes , your taste tends towards the browns , even redheads but not blondes , no ; and what 's more , her face is round , but you do n't like round faces ; and you 've always gone in for a bit of shape and she 's flat as a pancake . |
| 2 | It 's sharp as a razor , a real hunting knife , but if you keep the sheath on you can hold it a bit . |
| 3 | It 's nice as a Minister to be able to do this , to look after your own patch . ’ |
| 4 | It 's plain as a pikestaff . |
| 5 | He 's straight as a die . |