Example sentences of "[adj] as an [noun sg] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In Denmark we say that aquavit is strong as a Viking , fiery as a lover , cold as an iceberg and fresh as a virgin . |
| 2 | So , why do n't we say that a rubbish dump , or Mont Blanc , or the moon , is just as complex as an aeroplane or a dog , because in all these cases the arrangement of atoms is " improbable " ? |
| 3 | Amabel smiled at her now as she sat by Gemma 's bedside tranquilly embroidering a cambric handkerchief , patient and beautiful as an angel and so terribly wronged . |
| 4 | While not as flexible as an overdraft or the Managed Rate Facility , they offer the advantages of : cheaper borrowing , especially as adding Barclays name to a bill provides you with the finest rates available on the Discount Market . |
| 5 | Together , under Caroline Paterson 's skilled direction , the company finds an idiom for a humour which is as sharp as an arrowhead and as hard as flint , and a style for an emotion which is shaped from the very suppression and denial of feeling . |
| 6 | Richard had only been climbing a few months , but he was as strong as an ox and had no respect for tradition ( he did n't know all the horror stories ) . |