Example sentences of "[adj] as a [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ A horse and a cart that stands as high as a house and cost the best part of thirty pounds and you lost them both ? ’ |
| 2 | I 'm as high as a kite and there 's no champagne in the orange juice . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The sweater was as light as a puff and as smooth as a bird to touch . |
| 5 | The stone flew in the air across the surface of the water , skimming as free as a bird but only because it bounced on that surface every now and then and refused to sink at the first contact . |
| 6 | During contests he was as jumpy as a schoolgirl and gave off a static charge of nervous energy . |
| 7 | And , after being out in the sunshine with the children most of the day , she 'd lost her pale , city complexion , becoming as brown as a berry and looking much younger . |
| 8 | They were very rarely disturbed , at least by foreigners , since to hire a donkey cost a foreigner as much as a cab and pair of horses . |
| 9 | Would you prefer to move to a flat — one without so much as a balcony and with no windowsills — or to concrete your garden over and spend your days watching your neighbours at work ? |
| 10 | One solution is to set the glass back as much as a foot and to use thick , matured timber mullions to break up the surface . |
| 11 | We do n't see it as much as a business or a pressure like he does . |
| 12 | Paul Guillaume considered Modi a poet as much as a painter and remembered two improvised rhymes : |
| 13 | His oh-so-careful slimy grin that lashed out and maimed as much as a punch or a kick . |
| 14 | It is common for pupils to grow in height as much as an inch and a half ; they appear to lose weight at the same time . |
| 15 | When Mr Wormwood arrived back from the garage that evening his face was as dark as a thunder-cloud and somebody was clearly for the high-jump pretty soon . |
| 16 | It just shows how much people take for granted in contemporary society where kissing has become as ordinary as a handshake and the media are constantly giving us the message that sex is only exciting if it is different or forbidden . |
| 17 | ‘ She was as straight as a die and a pillar of the community . |
| 18 | His back was also as straight as a ramrod and his highly polished black gaiters had flashed in the sun . |
| 19 | Quick as a flash and game for a good laugh , I said , ‘ Because Denis sent us ’ exactly at the same time as Jack said , ‘ Because Maureen wanted to have a good cry … ’ |
| 20 | The cook came up the side as quick as a monkey and saw what we were doing . |
| 21 | ‘ And are you , or are you not , sick as a parrot or over the moon respectively , about increased charges for changing rooms and pitches ? ’ |
| 22 | He went as white as a sheet and backed off immediately . |
| 23 | ‘ You 're as white as a sheet and you 're shaking . |
| 24 | True to the controller 's word , the parents were beside themselves , the mother sobbing and screaming accusations , the father grim-lipped and shaken , white as a sheet and obviously badly shocked . |
| 25 | ‘ In Denmark we say that aquavit is strong as a Viking , fiery as a lover , cold as an iceberg and fresh as a virgin . |
| 26 | He reported that he had met a survivor from the heroic days , an ancient Indian hag , he said , bald as a vulture and wizened as a walnut , with one black tooth left in her head . |
| 27 | My hand was as large as a football and throbbed with a pain that extended to the shoulder blade . |
| 28 | Yer was pretty as a picture an' I said ter meself straight away , ‘ Fred ’ , I ses , ‘ this 'ere little lady is gon na be good fer yer business . ’ |
| 29 | You are pretty as a picture and we would not want you drawing attention to yourself , would we ! ’ |
| 30 | Francesca was as pretty as a picture and apparently glowing with health . |