Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] a [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore spreads are usually less risky than a position in a single futures contract . |
| 2 | Always an example of devotion to duty , and as unflinching as a hero in a book . |
| 3 | Conversation at table is as superfluous as a sermon in church ; all is still but for the ping of the latest microwave masterpiece . |
| 4 | ‘ Another told me he had a dream , there was a fountain and it had a name , clear as a bell in his dream : Jouvence . |
| 5 | ‘ Martin Fierro 's aim in life was to sleep on a bed of clover , look up at the stars , and live as free as a bird in the sky . |
| 6 | ‘ Just hanging there from one of the beams , swaying as free as a leaf in the wind . |
| 7 | it is more private than a hearing in the civil courts — the press and public are not entitled to be present |
| 8 | If you have ever tried growing anything taller than a lettuce in a grow-bag , you will have encountered the problem of floppy stakes . |
| 9 | In Cumbria , said Redfern , the ‘ height increment [ growth ] does appear to have fallen off markedly since about 1975/6 … down as much as a quarter in recent years . ’ |
| 10 | Hydrogen you can think of very much as a fuel in the manner of north sea gas and it 's got a high calorific value , it burns well and , despite rumours , it 's actually a very safe fuel as well . |
| 11 | As she watched him leave , without so much as a glance in her direction , such a feeling of desolation had swept over Isabel that she had almost cried out . |
| 12 | Savouring the sweet taste of his victory , he did not even acknowledge the Controller 's presence by so much as a glance in his direction . |
| 13 | It all became too much as a woman in the crowd shouted : ‘ We love you , Di . ’ |
| 14 | His voice quiet but as winding as a blow in the solar plexus , he invited , ‘ Tell me more about your mother , Luce . ’ |
| 15 | Free-spending Mexicans are now rarer than a tamale in Lapland . |
| 16 | An ‘ albatross ’ , three shots below par , was one of the rarest phenomena in golf , even rarer than a hole in one . |
| 17 | ‘ An albatross , as I was saying , is one of the rarest phenomena in golf , even rarer than a hole in one which of course we have also seen today . |
| 18 | A moorland parish will obviously be larger than a parish in a fertile area that was densely settled in early times ; a church that was an Anglo-Saxon missionary centre will usually have a larger parish than one that was founded later . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Our cells may be cold as a dip in the sea , but our hearts are still warm , thank God . ’ |
| 21 | This room is as cold as a cabin in the frozen woods , but it is not so cold as the heart of the person to whom I gave my love , my hope , my talent . |
| 22 | And later , falling finally into sleep with her heart as cold as a snowball in her chest , she thought : at least there is Wednesday . |
| 23 | ‘ Lieutenant Webster , ’ the Duke 's voice was as cold as a sword in winter , ‘ four horses instantly to the Prince of Orange 's carriage . |
| 24 | They carted him like a scarecrow , his heels scoring the gravel , but he was as stubborn as a pig in a cart , he would never squeal without a hard prod ; Donald Stewart the blacksmith had to grip his wrist to make him sign the paper . |
| 25 | This is amply illustrated by Table 11.1 , which shows the basic statistics for each station , including the 30-second average cost per thousand for 1991 , which suggests that a customer in London is judged , by the market at least , to be more than three times as valuable as a customer in Ulster or Border regions . |
| 26 | Stuck in the middle of the Oxfordshire countryside with hundreds of noisy incomprehensible children and colleagues who make me feel about as comfortable as a walk in the rain . |
| 27 | Medication Imipramine ( a tricyclic antidepressant , Tofranil ) is the only drug that has been shown to be significantly more effective than a placebo in reducing wetting frequency . |
| 28 | Well it 's better than a kick in the teeth is n't it ? |
| 29 | Better than a kick in the teeth in n it ? |
| 30 | You have to admit , she 's better than a kick in the wot-nots ! |