Example sentences of "quiet as a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I listen at the wall for sounds from Jancey , but it 's as quiet as a pillow , and she 's obviously gone to bed . |
| 2 | He is most relaxed when he is in the converted barn in Devon that is now his painting studio ; it is stone-floored and filled with light and quiet as a church . |
| 3 | Fielding said it was a mob joint and I believed him : brocade , matt light , as quiet as a church . |
| 4 | She lifted the heavy latch-like fastening of the oven door and took one tiny , golden scone from a shelf-full before she shut the door again , her hand as quiet as a cat 's footfall . |
| 5 | What about a log , we 're as quiet as a log ? |
| 6 | The house was as quiet as a tomb , and twice as dark . |
| 7 | He 's asleep at the moment , as quiet as a baby . ’ |
| 8 | In fact she was as quiet as a mouse and Ruth hardly knew she was there . |
| 9 | ‘ Quiet as a mouse . ’ |
| 10 | And then he gave orders to Punch for tea to be prepared and they had a terrible time finding any china that was n't cracked or broken and then she went on working in the pantry as quiet as a mouse and she could hear you both talking as clear as clear . |
| 11 | As soon as she was in the sack , she was as quiet as a lamb . |
| 12 | We once had a horse who was as quiet as a lamb on the lunge and worked very well , but the moment he was ridden , he became very tense , grinding his teeth and constantly trying to run away . |
| 13 | It 's small , quick ( a touch faster than the BJ-200 ) , as quiet as an inkjet can be , and fairly cheap . |