Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] as a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 She was as tongue-tied and gauche as a schoolgirl on a first date .
2 It was as lifeless and rigid as a piece of sculpture ; dispelling the illusion of flight .
3 If all these gorgeous chaps are going to rally to the standard when we stick it in the salt pot , then I , for one , am going to be as fragrant and petal-soft as a lady in a soap commercial .
4 It darted up a tree with breathtaking ease , and the young man watched it leaping from bough to bough , as light and airy as a puff of grey smoke .
5 His voice was as flat and heavy as a sheet of lead .
6 As frail and pitiful as a moth in spring .
7 But choosing that particular moment to do it was a rebuff as callous and shocking as a slap in the face .
8 Pavel was feeling as loose and unconnected as a bag of spanners , and with about as much energy .
9 ‘ Take these grains as my blessing , and may your days be as bright and continuous as a garland of flowers . ’
10 What the critics say about Oscar ‘ As black and satisfying as a pint of Guinness ’ The Independent ‘ brilliant and disturbing ’ Sunday Times , about Anne ‘ Sharp and idiosyncratic ’ The Guardian .
11 Enya , as ever , is dressed in a simple but elegant style , straight and sturdy as young reed and sharp as a blade of grass .
12 The sky darkened and the moon came out , going from full into its last quarter , and bright as a chunk of Wensleydale cheese .
13 His voice became as thin and insubstantial as a trail of smoke .
14 Simply by sitting there , he rendered the dining-room as cold and cheerless as a room in a commercial traveller 's guesthouse .
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