Example sentences of "as cold [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She though the place well-named , for the hall was bleak and comfortless and as cold as winter in High Tor . |
| 2 | ‘ What I want to know , ’ she said in a voice as cold as ice , ‘ is when do I cease to be your mistress and become your wife ? |
| 3 | ‘ Everything is cold to me — as cold as ice . ’ |
| 4 | She had been as light as a feather to carry and her small hands were as cold as ice . |
| 5 | From then on his manner towards me was as cold as ice , which caused me great pain . |
| 6 | He 's good and great , but as cold as ice . |
| 7 | She was as cold as ice . |
| 8 | But more than that it was the shock , a feeling that left his body as cold as ice , and sent these involuntary convulsions through him . |
| 9 | ‘ He wrote a book entitled The Nature of Things , ’ Athelstan continued , ‘ in which he described the planet Saturn as cold as ice , dark as night , and malignant as Satan . |
| 10 | One minute you 're like fire in my arms , the next you 're as cold as ice . |
| 11 | He did not answer her immediately , just continued to watch her across the table , his blue eyes suddenly as cold as ice . |
| 12 | Athelstan touched Rastani 's hand which was as cold as ice . |
| 13 | Full of fire at the first performance , he would be worn out and as cold as marble at the third . |
| 14 | ‘ Just pray we do n't get a North Atlantic fog , because in those latitudes we could roll in the swells for days , with the moisture beading the shrouds and the air as cold as charity , and always being terrified that a super-tanker will barrel out of the muck at full speed to thump you under her bows without even knowing you were ever there . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You think I am as cold as stone , ’ he said . |
| 16 | His black eyes turned as cold as stone . |
| 17 | Their faces were as cold as death , and salty and wet from the sea . |
| 18 | My lips they are as cold as clay , |
| 19 | His own voice was low and as cold as steel . |