Example sentences of "and [adj] as a [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had superb black markings as precise and perfect as a Bewick wood engraving running down its spine ; lighter , more downy plumage covered its chest . |
| 2 | It 'll be the kind of place you might walk out of as brisk and easy as a knife cutting butter , or you might very well wander about for days , well , weeks even , without finding a proper door . |
| 3 | He snatches the issue from politicians and makes it as grand and simple as a silver screen story . |
| 4 | Traditionally bureaucracy has been described as a role culture , but there is no reason to suppose that the different cultures can not all exist within the same organisation particularly if the organisation is as large and diverse as a government department or a local authority . |
| 5 | He looked as clean and pretty as a Chelsea china figure . |
| 6 | Behind him the minister stood as straight and shadowy as a cypress tree . |
| 7 | The sky became as clear and grey as a mountain rock-pool . |
| 8 | At the end of it all the small , white house was as bright and clean as a spring morning . |
| 9 | Her eyes , no longer hidden behind glasses , looked large and blue as a summer sky . |
| 10 | Unable to get his life and work in gear , Chris Penn changed his name and for a time worked on a building site before earning good money being beaten black and blue as a prize fighter . |