Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] as a [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I sway back and Mop another satisfying crosspunch on his ear to send him stumbling after his haymaker , and when he shambles round to face me he 's as wide open as a mother 's welcome . |
| 2 | ‘ If I could have a few minutes — let's say half an hour — to think it over and make some notes , I daresay we 'll be as right as a snail 's whisker . ’ |
| 3 | In fact , a man 's skin can be just as dry as a woman 's . |
| 4 | ‘ If it was n't for that poor bugger , I would be getting as pissed as a bishop 's fart in the Crossed Keys and you would be back in your decrepit church feeding that bloody cat or watching your bloody stars ! |
| 5 | I knock at the wood-plank door and it sounds as empty as a politician 's promise . |
| 6 | She was tall , big-boned and well-covered , with grey hair as coarse as a horse 's tail straying from her mob-cap . |
| 7 | You 're as transparent as a crépe de chine nightie . |
| 8 | With such a small population averages tend to be meaningless but butterfats are generally about 4 per cent and milk yields can be almost as high as a Jersey 's . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , ’ he murmured , his lips brushing hers , a touch as light as a moth 's wing . |
| 10 | Miller 's End was as claustrophobic as a doll 's house . |
| 11 | My room was as warm and smelt as fragrant as a summer 's day . |
| 12 | This will be a series of reasoned , relevant points made in much the same way as a lawyer presents a case in a court of law , though your case will not be as one-sided as a lawyer 's and your judge will be the reader or teacher ! |
| 13 | The pattern of spots is as individual as a person 's finger prints . |
| 14 | She heard a footfall , she pressed herself back , keeping an eye on the street ; in a doorway , further on , a silhouette detached itself for a moment , and she saw a man throw his head back and shake it as if intoxicated , while holding his arms extended , and she fancied she heard him speak to his own fidanzata of that evening , she imagined him murmuring about her hair — as dark as a raven 's wing , perhaps ? |
| 15 | She went round the back of the cottage and returned a minute or two later followed by a stocky , white-haired man with lively , intelligent brown eyes and skin as dark as a gypsy 's . |
| 16 | All four racks are crammed with fish as oily as a politician 's smile . |
| 17 | Vass smiled a slow smile , as warm as a winter 's morning . |
| 18 | That means impressive refinement on the move , complementing an excellent ride , said over poor surfaces to be as composed as a Mercedes 230E . |
| 19 | He was very light , and his bones felt as delicate as a bird 's . |
| 20 | She , with her wide hips , dirty grey hair and face as wrinkled as a pig 's ear , looked as blowsy as any harridan from hell . |
| 21 | In the Minehead area , Gribble Booth & Taylor have properties as diverse as a fisherman 's cottage at £69,950 , a modern flat development at £79,950 and a detached bungalow at £82,500 . |
| 22 | Which still means our HPC is as quick as a Ferrari 512TR to 60mph ( 5secs flat ) or a 350bhp Porsche 928GTS to 100mph ( 14.3secs ) . |
| 23 | He was shaking and his face was as white as a clown 's . |
| 24 | Christ , but it 's as cold as a witch 's tit back there , ever thought of investing in any heating , Simon ? ’ |
| 25 | Gina obeyed , wishing she could avoid that piercing appraisal , feeling as trapped as a hypnotist 's victim . |
| 26 | I still feel as fit as a butcher 's dog ; if I confine the news to my close circle , perhaps I can keep it out of the press . |
| 27 | He was fanatical about his job and had even designed the most appropriate clothes for searching : white shorts and a sweat shirt , a plastic swimming cap , tight fitting to prevent the spilling of hairs , latex gloves as fine as a surgeon 's and rubber bathing shoes over his bare feet . |
| 28 | It had its Arcadian examples — like all revolutions it dug into antiquity for help and respectability and dynamic metaphors — and Mary could be seen , that morning , in woods as sun-speckled as a thrush 's throat , as a shepherdess from the Hellenic world , a Grace from their pagan earth-suckled legends , but above all a spirit of the place . |
| 29 | The government feels it can rely on er auditors to protect the interests of share holders and the creditors and the other stake holders but I have to tell the minister that that reliance which is now er strengthened by the regulations b by the er the order today has always proved er inadequate in the er in in the past er because poor auditing practices always get covered up , there 's no way for anybody to know how bad or how good er the audit is as long as a company er survives and we have n't developed in this country , the proper institutional framework to regulate auditors er effectively and to actually make them er er accountable . |
| 30 | One petal held a beautiful , almost translucent pear-shaped dewdrop and it was set in a crystal vase that looked as substantial as a spider 's web . |