Example sentences of "and [adj] as a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | She was as tongue-tied and gauche as a schoolgirl on a first date . |
2 | It was as lifeless and rigid as a piece of sculpture ; dispelling the illusion of flight . |
3 | If all these gorgeous chaps are going to rally to the standard when we stick it in the salt pot , then I , for one , am going to be as fragrant and petal-soft as a lady in a soap commercial . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | His voice was as flat and heavy as a sheet of lead . |
6 | As frail and pitiful as a moth in spring . |
7 | But choosing that particular moment to do it was a rebuff as callous and shocking as a slap in the face . |
8 | Pavel was feeling as loose and unconnected as a bag of spanners , and with about as much energy . |
9 | ‘ Take these grains as my blessing , and may your days be as bright and continuous as a garland of flowers . ’ |
10 | 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 . |
11 | Enya , as ever , is dressed in a simple but elegant style , straight and sturdy as young reed and sharp as a blade of grass . |
12 | The sky darkened and the moon came out , going from full into its last quarter , and bright as a chunk of Wensleydale cheese . |
13 | His voice became as thin and insubstantial as a trail of smoke . |
14 | Simply by sitting there , he rendered the dining-room as cold and cheerless as a room in a commercial traveller 's guesthouse . |