Example sentences of "[adj] as an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His blond stubble was silky and made his mouth as exciting as an adolescent boy 's . |
| 2 | Interest rates had risen in recent months as high as an annualized rate of 1,200 per cent as banks struggled to retain their funds , and the move initially froze the savings of thousands of Argentinians and also affected major corporations . |
| 3 | To my unadapted eyes the scene looked as bleached-out as an over-exposed snapshot . |
| 4 | Persons of rank hardly needed anything as manifest as an active involvement in lay preaching on the part of the poor to resent the impropriety of an assertion of spiritual equality . |
| 5 | Their skin was as wrinkled and brown as an old football and on their heads were perched steel air-raid helmets . |
| 6 | He avoided other Lake Tourists and yet , if caught , he would be as warm as an old friend . |
| 7 | Now I know it 's the landlord 's it 's as tainted as an unfaithful lover . |
| 8 | For a small amount of cream a wire whisk is perfectly satisfactory and just as quick as an electric beater . |
| 9 | The songs are consistent in that they are uniformly as confused as an Asian skinhead , as profound as a boiled egg , and as lifeless as a dick in a refrigerator . |
| 10 | Indeed , the idea dated way back to Sydney Newman 's original brief about the series , as handed to Donald Wilson , where he expressed a wish to see a show done with an everyday garden made to appear every bit as hostile as an alien planet . |
| 11 | It was as cold as an old grave . |
| 12 | His face was still , his mouth held in a taut beautiful line , his eyes as cold as an arctic glacier as he encouraged her to continue with the slightest nod of his head . |
| 13 | Any number of things can create your buzz — a much touted line of original band T-shirts , well-attended ‘ happening ’ gigs , or something as basic as an unusual band name . |
| 14 | The light was good , the window twice as large as an ordinary window , though it faced south . |
| 15 | Dikeledi , the tough woman , who smoked and swaggered and whose voice was as hoarse as an old man 's , turned tear-filled eyes on the white woman 's face . |
| 16 | A transparency sent round in a cab or a special piece of artwork produced at short notice can be just as valuable as an exciting launch or a slap-up lunch . |
| 17 | ‘ It may not be as comfortable as an ordinary saloon , ’ Ward said on a note of apology , ‘ but buggered if Ah was takin' any chances in a country like this . ’ |
| 18 | In another trial this type of diet was as effective as an elemental diet in inducing remission in active Crohn 's disease . |
| 19 | In three of them , this diet was as effective as an elemental diet in achieving remission . |
| 20 | Moreover , my main objection to Mr Graham 's analogy was the implication that this ‘ dignity ’ was something one possessed or did not by a fluke of nature ; and if one did not self-evidently have it , to strive after it would be as futile as an ugly woman trying to make herself beautiful . |
| 21 | They say he 's as good as an extra night nurse . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ He was as good as an extra maid , ’ said Minto . |
| 23 | Out among the dunes , quietness could be tranquil , but here it was as eerie as an empty theatre . |
| 24 | I was as awesome as an Arab raiding-party in a Yorkshire village . |
| 25 | The United Kingdom has agreed to send forces for humanitarian relief in Bosnia as long as an effective ceasefire holds . |
| 26 | The hall had always seemed as unfriendly as an abandoned church — it belonged to the days of Lizzie 's strict attention and Twomey 's quiet , dignified footsteps . |
| 27 | Marlin had been as solicitous as an erring husband since the attack , calling her from his office every hour or so , and several times suggesting that she might want to talk with an analyst , or at very least with one of his many friends who 'd been assaulted or mugged on the streets of Manhattan . |
| 28 | The actual choice of drug is not as important as an adequate dose and the child 's and parents ' compliance with the treatment regimen . |
| 29 | So , if you can get the occasional high point in to vary the scale , the difference will be as important as an interesting flash of colour or pattern . |
| 30 | He found the stews around the riverside as busy as an overturned ant heap in summer as boatmen , sailors and fishermen flocked down to the river bank to watch the ice thaw . |