Example sentences of "[be] as [adj] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they 're gathered together they go ‘ Phwoaaaargghh ! ! ! ’ a lot — like most lads do — and generally they 're as right-on as a picket-line crossing , strike-breaking blackleg . |
| 2 | So what — you 're as young as the man you feel . |
| 3 | You 've no choice , you 're part of the international environment and you operate in that and you ca n't control , as I 've said before , er even if you 're as powerful as the United States , you ca n't control that environment and you do n't claim to control that environment in the same way that you claim to control your domestic environment . |
| 4 | I know they 're as good as a house almost . |
| 5 | Even if you 're as good as a master they still wo n't give you the top black |
| 6 | Technically we 're as good as the men . |
| 7 | ‘ You 're as spineless as an up-turned jellyfish , Bob Crayshaw ! ’ |
| 8 | You 're as snug as a bug in a rug here , Myles . |
| 9 | More than likely you will notice you 're as competent as the angler you 're watching and return with restored confidence to your swim , which , in the meantime rested , suddenly bursts alive and the dace start feeding so well you 're hooking one a chuck . |
| 10 | In some areas you 're as blinkered as a donkey . |
| 11 | You 'll be known as a bad girl even if you 're as pure as the Prophet 's daughter . ’ |
| 12 | You 've the body of an angel holding out the lure of forbidden fruit , yet you 're as insubstantial as a nymph who flits through the mountain streams . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm not surprised , ’ Travis put in casually , ‘ you 're as tense as a bow-string . ’ |
| 14 | Nigel muttered , ‘ You 're as blind as a bat , ’ as he went out . |
| 15 | ‘ You 're as bossy as a copper , you are , ’ said Dolly . |
| 16 | You 're as pale as a nun . |
| 17 | You 're as transparent as a crépe de chine nightie . |
| 18 | ‘ You 're as transparent as a plastic bag , ’ said Cassie , laughing at her . |
| 19 | Well you 're either sort of scraping off the ceiling cos you 're as high as a kite |
| 20 | You 're as light as a feather . |
| 21 | ‘ Maggie , you 're as lovely as the mornin' , so ye are . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ OK , ugly duckling , take all the time you need , but I insist on force-feeding you that sangría before we leave : you 're as uptight as a barnacle on a boat 's bum . ’ |
| 23 | What about a log , we 're as quiet as a log ? |
| 24 | You 're as bad as the Suffragettes . |
| 25 | ‘ You 're as bad as the rest ! ’ |
| 26 | ‘ You 're as white as a sheet and you 're shaking . |
| 27 | ‘ You 're as white as a sheet , ’ he returned implacably . |
| 28 | You 're as white as a sheet . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ They 're as hard as the Scots and as unforgiving as the Irish . |
| 30 | Already old pals to a legion of live fans , it wo n't be long before they 're as big as The Levellers , except they 'll be excellent as well — catchy , bright , funny , infectious , everything The Levs are not , really . |