Example sentences of "and [adj] as a [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was as lifeless and rigid as a piece of sculpture ; dispelling the illusion of flight . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | His voice was as flat and heavy as a sheet of lead . |
| 4 | Pavel was feeling as loose and unconnected as a bag of spanners , and with about as much energy . |
| 5 | ‘ Take these grains as my blessing , and may your days be as bright and continuous as a garland of flowers . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Enya , as ever , is dressed in a simple but elegant style , straight and sturdy as young reed and sharp as a blade of grass . |
| 8 | The sky darkened and the moon came out , going from full into its last quarter , and bright as a chunk of Wensleydale cheese . |
| 9 | His voice became as thin and insubstantial as a trail of smoke . |