Example sentences of "sharp [subord] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hard and sharp as a meteorite , this carbonized giant clam finally yielded to saws and machetes , razor blades and tweezers . |
| 2 | Steel threaded through her muscles , and her senses became as sharp as a cat 's . |
| 3 | The animal seemed to understand Sir John 's words for it lunged towards him with a strangled growl ; its top lip curled , showing teeth as sharp as a row of daggers . |
| 4 | Cute as lace pants , sharp as a stiletto and hungry as a Bengal tiger . |
| 5 | His ears were sharp as a jackal 's and he could spot the tracks of a hippo from an extraordinary distance . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | At twenty to seven I breeze into the pub feeling spruced up and sharp as a Porsche purring from a 12000-mile service . |
| 8 | It was a scary journey , scrabbling over that slippery great red tongue and passing through a great hall of teeth and palate , each pillar taller than she was and as sharp as a knife . |
| 9 | Enya , as ever , is dressed in a simple but elegant style , straight and sturdy as young reed and sharp as a blade of grass . |
| 10 | He 'd thought he 'd die himself , he said when they came to the white iron gate , he 'd thought he 'd die when he 'd heard the woman 's scream , sharp as a blade above the whine of the wind and the rain . |
| 11 | He was a tallish man with a mind as sharp as a razor . |
| 12 | It 's sharp as a razor , a real hunting knife , but if you keep the sheath on you can hold it a bit . |
| 13 | It was about eight inches long , double edged and as sharp as a razor . |
| 14 | In fact he was as sharp as a man half his age . |
| 15 | ‘ Sharp as a tack , shipmates . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | My left hand 's doing good , right hand 's doing alright , my mind 's as sharp as a tack . |
| 18 | Dan comments ‘ Paceley was as sharp as a tack and super dependable . |
| 19 | She was so sweet and funny , sharp as a tack and yet never unkind . |
| 20 | The devilish smile , oblique and sharp as a scar , had come back to the gaunt face . |
| 21 | In fact , we all knew he was sharp , sharp as a carving knife . |
| 22 | He was fluent , learned , a man of books , and yet , she had heard him with her father on small points , as sharp as a tinker … too many false trails , too many different scents … as if he , too , were puzzling over his path … |
| 23 | ‘ Come along , you two , ’ Sir says , sharp as a needle . |
| 24 | Clever as hell , yes ; sharp as a needle , yes ; knowing most answers to given problems , yes . |
| 25 | Hard and sharp as a flint , from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire ; secret , and self-contained , and solitary as an oyster . ’ |