Example sentences of "[noun sg] be as [adj] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't mind using the gears to achieve this , because clutch and gear change are as slick as a car 's — ladies take note . |
| 2 | Both powers in practice are as useful as a parachute in a space ship — reassuring but not very practical . |
| 3 | If the dead live , the living are as dead as the focal statue of the mother and child , for Sir Leicester has no children , and the domestic affections , so prized by the Victorians , have departed from his house . |
| 4 | The people who heard the rumour and did not take any action are as guilty as the man who used the clenbuteriol . |
| 5 | Would not such a course of action be as successful as the racing tips of the hon. Member for Livingston ( Mr. Cook ) ? |
| 6 | Grief is as individual as a fingerprint . |
| 7 | ‘ And mine penis , ’ he proclaimed , ‘ mine penis is as big as the World Trade Centre . ’ |
| 8 | The result is as strong as the original fence . |
| 9 | Nige is as fascinating as the average chap in the pub ! |
| 10 | His mind is as fixed as the pole star . ’ |
| 11 | On the album I make the comment that somebody had asked me the same question and I said , ‘ Yep , my left hand 's doing good , right hand 's doing alright , my mind 's as sharp as a tack . |
| 12 | My left hand 's doing good , right hand 's doing alright , my mind 's as sharp as a tack . |
| 13 | To meet force with force is successful only if the defender is as strong as the attacker . |
| 14 | To propose across the board mutilation is as dangerous as the idea of trying to perfect the genes of every species on Earth . |
| 15 | The base tray is as deep as the corpse is high , the head section having been fashioned from a separate sheet of lead and soldered on to the main body of the shell . |
| 16 | Ideal for a small flat , the washer/dryer is as sophisticated as the one in the main house 's utility room . |
| 17 | The sense of disappointment was as sharp as a blow , painful out of all proportion , so much so that for a moment I was almost angry with him for not being there . |
| 18 | A typewriter was as individual as a fingerprint , or a set of teeth , or a gun barrel scoring a bullet . |
| 19 | Her mind was as hot as the mustard , words wanting to spill out , dirty the front of a yellow piqué dress . |
| 20 | His mind was as cold as the ice forming on the windscreen . |
| 21 | Gilberto was as compact as a squash ball , sallow , ugly and muscular , yet amazingly deft in his movements . |
| 22 | The sweater was as light as a puff and as smooth as a bird to touch . |
| 23 | The practice was as old as the Middle Kingdom itself and formed one link in the great chain of tradition , but it was more than mere ritual , it was a living ceremony , an act of deep respect and celebration , almost a poem to the honoured dead . |
| 24 | The result was not without promise , but distant memory suggests that the piece was as artificial as the clothes , a minor and mildly amusing exercise in an old-fashioned style . |
| 25 | His penis was as thick as a chair leg and measured something in the region of seven inches in a flaccid state . |
| 26 | The longed-for mistress of his heart was in his arms at last , soft and apparently willing , and if her lovemaking was as fiery as the rest of her , what delights might he not taste ? |
| 27 | I used many of the ship 's ropes too , and in the end my fence was as strong as a stone wall . |
| 28 | Her mouth was as dry as a bone , but she resisted , ignoring the can he proffered , and stared resolutely up at him . |
| 29 | She was surrounded by water , yet her mouth was as dry as the Sahara . |
| 30 | ‘ Work ’ has no single definition or shared meaning for the individuals who do it ; the meanings of work are as various as the kinds of job that exist . |