Example sentences of "collapsed like a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they played the song at London 's Borderline recently , it stood out like a radioactive rabbit on a nudist beach , primarily because most of the remainder of the set collapsed like a drunk deck of cards . |
| 2 | A nasty eye injury in the home match with Blackpool on 28 February 1925 caused a haemorrhage and Hamilton was out of the side for the rest of the season : Palace collapsed like a punctured balloon . |
| 3 | It collapsed like a punctured airbag , except that what came forth was not air but rank , fetid water , vomiting out in a copious stream and bringing with it a stench that sent them both staggering back several paces . |
| 4 | The big man suddenly collapsed like a wet parchment . |
| 5 | As the door opened , Alain ushered in a small dark woman , his hand on her shoulder , and Jenna 's expectations collapsed like a deflated balloon . |