Example sentences of "[adj] and hard as " in BNC.

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1 ‘ You 'll be the death of me , Mr Loveitt , dammee if you wo n't , ’ she said , her voice as loud and hard as her laugh .
2 She now placed her large square hands on the table and leant towards him , and her voice was low and hard as she said , ‘ Well , what 's the choice ?
3 No bread was eatable , for it was as cold and hard as a stone . ’
4 She looked straight in front of her , and her face was as cold and hard as marble .
5 And then how would I have felt , she asked herself as she hurled the jeep down the motorway , finding that I 'd fallen again for a man as cold and hard as that — finding out when it was too late what he was really like ?
6 And I 'm out here , where there are n't any proper walls to the world , and the water goes cold and hard as glass some mornings , and the ventilation and heating systems are quite shockingly out of control .
7 His voice as cold and hard as polished steel , Michele said , ‘ It was you who suggested I could have her eating out of my hand … ’
8 Penry took the paper from her shoes , which felt stiff and hard as she slid her feet into them .
9 Underneath , Luke Calder was as tough and hard as old nails .
10 The Patrician cradled his chins in a beringed hand , and regarded the wizard with eyes as small and hard as beads .
11 But she would not defend herself , by no means , and she answered him in tones as brusque and hard as his own .
12 The light in the pale grey eyes was very bright and hard as he watched her expression .
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