Example sentences of "[adj] as [art] [noun sg] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is as careful as a chemist with her reproaches . |
| 2 | ‘ If you think I 'd dream of sharing so much as a blanket with you after that you 're crazy ! ’ |
| 3 | We entered a dining-room as dark as a cinema with a glistening figure at the head of the long table . |
| 4 | At last I hit on something as obvious as the bash with the heavy candlestick and decided that the murderer would use the weapon the wrong way up , that is , in a highly imperfect manner . |
| 5 | And she as pretty as a picture with roses in her cheeks and the green eyes of a fairy . ’ |
| 6 | His speed at getting into position is breath-taking , almost as breathtaking as the power with which he murders the ball . |
| 7 | ‘ Very imposing , but not as fascinating as the fountain with the bull and dragon fighting . ’ |
| 8 | Above all , she felt guilty that she had persuaded Bill , who looked as happy as a man with a toothache , to make an appearance . |
| 9 | I 'd be as happy as a dog with two dicks ! |
| 10 | It can also be as elementary as the monotone with either few or no inflections . |
| 11 | As far as the debate with Leeds and Bradford is concerned , there are three districts adjacent to West Yorkshire , Selby , Harrogate and Craven . |
| 12 | Barebow , which does not have the aiming and balancing mechanisms found on modern compound bows , looks more like a traditional bow — but Claudio says that that is as far as the connection with Robin Hood or William Tell goes . |
| 13 | It was that it was unfair for the single-person household to pay the same as the household with two , three , four or five members . |
| 14 | He was walking nearly as zombie-like as the man with the barrow . |
| 15 | She looked as Spanish as the building with her quick smile and very red lips . |
| 16 | As slim as a reed and as shy as a bird with the eyes of a gazelle , were all the aspects of beauty once described to me by the Youngest Son as most desirable in a woman . |
| 17 | A 2.25 cu m ( 500 gallon ) cesspool could fill up in as little as a week with a family of four living in the house ; a 18 cu m cesspool would last for at least a month and is the minimum size recommended . |
| 18 | He looks about as friendly as an anaconda with belly-ache from too much goat-swallowing . |
| 19 | He 's as short-sighted as a bat with its eyes shut , but with his goggles on he is a lousy attacker and without them a serious threat to our defence ! |
| 20 | In nineteenth century transport for example , the coach and horses was not a serious competitor for the steam-engined train , nor was the man with a spade as productive as the operator with a steam shovel . |