Example sentences of "[be] [adj] as a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only other time they 're paid compensation for loss of earnings , is when they 're sick as a result of an injury received on duty , you know Fire Brigade duty . |
| 2 | ( I am blind as a bat without and contact lenses are too expensive and who do you think you are , you should be studying . ) |
| 3 | We can legitimately ask to what extent such personal qualities are important as a source of power within the public sector . |
| 4 | Our cells may be cold as a dip in the sea , but our hearts are still warm , thank God . ’ |
| 5 | One , which asserts that to each s ε Z+ there corresponds k(s) ε Z+ such that each positive integer is expressible as a sum of at most k(s) positive integral sth powers , was first proved by Hilbert ( in 1909 ! ) . |
| 6 | LITTLE is known of the interdecadal variability in the thermohaline circulation of the world 's oceans , yet such knowledge is essential as a background to studies of the effects of natural and anthropogenic climate change . |
| 7 | It 's nice as a Minister to be able to do this , to look after your own patch . ’ |
| 8 | That he was high as a kite on Ecstasy and had thought they were larking about ! |
| 9 | That was clear as a succession of batsmen joined Gooch in the ignominy of having their stumps knocked over . |
| 10 | There we were , messing around with his things , and all the time he was dead as a doornail in Paris . |