Example sentences of "[adj] as a bird " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man 's heart , even in captivity , was light as a bird . |
| 2 | ‘ Martin Fierro 's aim in life was to sleep on a bed of clover , look up at the stars , and live as free as a bird in the sky . |
| 3 | The stone flew in the air across the surface of the water , skimming as free as a bird but only because it bounced on that surface every now and then and refused to sink at the first contact . |
| 4 | And here you are free as a bird , for once , provided you come back to your cage in time . |
| 5 | As free as a bird . ’ |
| 6 | In spite of the fact that he was ‘ as free as a bird ’ , it was possible that he regretted what had happened . |
| 7 | ‘ With this Glendower rampaging round Wales as free as a bird , and threatening Ruthyn every time Lord Grey turns his back ? |
| 8 | As free as a bird . |
| 9 | Tremendously exhilarating , soaring above the countryside , free as a bird — ’ |
| 10 | He was very light , and his bones felt as delicate as a bird 's . |
| 11 | Tilda had at first elaborated her story , saying that her mother was looking for a new Daddy , but her observation , quick as a bird 's flight , showed her that this was going too far , and she added that she and her sister prayed nightly to Our Lady of Fatima for her father 's return . |
| 12 | The sweater was as light as a puff and as smooth as a bird to touch . |
| 13 | He was as free and as single as a bird , as he made sure to tell her , and they clearly got along well . |
| 14 | She felt small , and as frail as a bird . |
| 15 | As slim as a reed and as shy as a bird with the eyes of a gazelle , were all the aspects of beauty once described to me by the Youngest Son as most desirable in a woman . |
| 16 | This metaphor is developed in the second last line to describe the voice of the tramp as ‘ as sweet as a bird 's … ’ . |