Example sentences of "quick as [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Quick as a flash — or , to be more precise , quick as a Vorderman — Mr Onanuga announced that it was a £15.49 bottle of Champagne and a £1.98 packet of cigarettes .
2 Tilda had at first elaborated her story , saying that her mother was looking for a new Daddy , but her observation , quick as a bird 's flight , showed her that this was going too far , and she added that she and her sister prayed nightly to Our Lady of Fatima for her father 's return .
3 Benjamin turned as quick as a top , his eyes sharp and questioning .
4 Quick as a flash , the Thing replies : ‘ The bog . ’
5 ‘ Aye , right where you sit , ’ Maggie replied quick as a flash , which earned a laugh from Susan .
6 Quick as a flash .
7 I was suddenly stunned by Heather 's amazing speed and decisiveness ; quick as a flash she had booked into the B&B !
8 Quick as a flash — or , to be more precise , quick as a Vorderman — Mr Onanuga announced that it was a £15.49 bottle of Champagne and a £1.98 packet of cigarettes .
9 As quick as a flash , Mildred pulled out a lasso of rope which she had hidden in a drawer and slipped it over the astonished girl 's head and shoulders , yanking it tightly enough to bind her arms to her sides .
10 Quick as a flash , Doyle said , ‘ Piece of chicken ?
11 It hit the platform fence and ran under the carriage ; as quick as a flash the boy darted past Charlotte and Albert and tried to look for it under the wheels .
12 Quick as a flash you push the MOB button on the hand programmer .
13 For this month 's design , as with all projects where the solution has n't come as quick as a flash of inspiration , I assembled in front of me everything that I had found interesting or been working on over the past few months .
14 Quick as a flash , Lavender got her pencil-box from her satchel and slid open the lid just a tiny bit .
15 Quick as a flash the doctor had cut the cord , passed the child to Matilda Jenkins , and was stitching away at Sarah as if his own life depended on it .
16 Quick as a flash , he replies : ‘ I played a part in the formation of the new Heritage department .
17 Quick as a flash , Simon 's laughing was replaced by tutting and headshaking as he dusted the car off , muttering something about hooligans .
18 Quick as a flash , Baba Yaga 's daughter turned her visitor into a needle , stuck her into the birch-broom , and set her on one side .
19 Quick as a flash , he shoots an arrow , but when he runs forward , he finds nothing but a stringy tree-rat .
20 Quick as a flash , she lunged inside the box for the sheet of paper which she 'd seen there .
21 Quick as a flash and game for a good laugh , I said , ‘ Because Denis sent us ’ exactly at the same time as Jack said , ‘ Because Maureen wanted to have a good cry … ’
22 Quick as a flash he was at her side , catching her before she hit the ground , his arm hooking behind her knees to scoop her up into the air .
23 Quick as a flash , Michael replied : ‘ Bob , I 'm glad to see you , too .
24 The cook came up the side as quick as a monkey and saw what we were doing .
25 Silver , as quick as a monkey , was on top of him in a moment .
26 They do this because they are not as quick as the opposition and want to give themselves as much time as possible to play the ball , no matter that they also give the other player more time .
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