Example sentences of "[adj] as [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He made himself as meek as a lamb , hoping perhaps that they would give him an extra morsel of food or some other favour . |
| 2 | The giggling subsided and Geoff came in , meek as a lamb . |
| 3 | As glossy as a fashion-plate , Karl jumped up , grasped Herr Nordern 's hand , and beamed into his face . |
| 4 | as glossy as an aubergine , |
| 5 | This seemed if anything as purposeful as the gathering of the clan on the previous night . |
| 6 | Always an example of devotion to duty , and as unflinching as a hero in a book . |
| 7 | The idea was certainly sensible as the club gained valuable experience , finished bottom , and were relegated to Division One . |
| 8 | ‘ In Denmark we say that aquavit is strong as a Viking , fiery as a lover , cold as an iceberg and fresh as a virgin . |
| 9 | That was solved by the delicious Jane Birbeck , a girl as pretty and as fresh as a primrose . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm as fresh as a daisy , ’ he declared brightly . |
| 11 | I was given the opportunity to have a rehearsal with him but I declined because I am not like the professionals who can rehearse in detail and then put it over as fresh as a daisy when the time comes . |
| 12 | In the nick of time , fresh as a daisy despite the punishing schedule , he arrives , the gear is set up , and I 'm on . |
| 13 | Whichever room you choose , you can make it feel as fresh as a coat of fresh paint — with a coat of paint . |
| 14 | It 's not that the jokes are not funny , but just that they are about as fresh as a tin of those pineapple chunks . |
| 15 | Judging from his recent contributions to the Carnegie International in Pittsburgh and to Robert Storr 's ‘ Dislocations ’ for MOMA in New York , Bruce Nauman is working in top gear and his new wax or metal sculptures and his video installations look as sharp and fresh as the art of any of his contemporaries . |
| 16 | These are all stereo originals and sound as fresh as the day they were made . |
| 17 | I 've played back-to-back rugby for four years now and I feel as fresh as the day that I started . |
| 18 | Their colours and patterns seemed as fresh as the day they were made and she was amazed at their richness compared with the wartime materials she was used to . |
| 19 | Conversation at table is as superfluous as a sermon in church ; all is still but for the ping of the latest microwave masterpiece . |
| 20 | Wickham recognized the type : willing enough to help but he must be allowed to go back to his friends with the news that his information was so valuable he had been allowed to talk to the man heading the inquiry , and if he could throw in a description of a place as exciting as a newspaper office so much to his credit . |
| 21 | I 've brought out a pack of cards , but when you know you 've got them only to while away the hours , they are as exciting as a stack of washing up . |
| 22 | ‘ That water … as exciting as a sludge pit in a sewage works . ’ |
| 23 | Some regard what they do simply as a form of legitimate adult play , while others take it far more seriously and see themselves as going beyond present human limitations , journeying into a new galaxy of knowledge in a way which they find at least as exciting as the exploration of deep space . |
| 24 | But if anyone could relax her , it was Miguelito , if in real life he was as tender , as passionate and as exciting as the music he made . |
| 25 | If the County Ground game is as exciting as the match at Hereford last night there 'll be a real treat … |
| 26 | If the County Ground game is as exciting as the match at Hereford last night there 'll be a real treat … |
| 27 | It was a scrappy contest but nevertheless exciting as the news of the England disaster filtered through . |
| 28 | He had played classical music on the stereo , which Boy had assured him he liked , and it was true ; Boy had never heard music like this before and he thought it was wonderful , a sound as big , and as warm , and as expensive as the car ; a sound as exciting as the sensation of being driven through the night by a stranger . |
| 29 | He paused for a moment , ‘ Not as exciting as the landing on the morning of 6th June ? ’ |
| 30 | This obviously makes explicit what is generally true of performance indicators : that they are not usually generated from a systematic record ( and when they are , the system is not as reliable as a bookkeeping system can be ) . |