Example sentences of "[adj] and [vb base] as [art] " in BNC.
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1 | I must be free and stand as a Conservative ; I could not serve under L.G. again . |
2 | ‘ Oliver , Oliver … ‘ , creeping along delicate and tense as a stalking cat . |
3 | In public the actions of the Emperor and his court were governed by a rigid code of courtliness , as subtle and elaborate as the interlaced borders the Mughal artists painted around their miniatures . |
4 | ( 'She was very tall and lean as a post … |
5 | If the match at the County Ground is anywhere near as fast and lose as the game at London Road , then the Swindon fans are in for a thriller . |
6 | He kissed her again , almost shyly , as though they had not so recently been as intimate and close as a man and woman could be . |
7 | All proof , American lawyers were saying this week , that the judicial system in Brooklyn is ‘ as crooked and suspect as the one in Simi Valley , Los Angeles . ’ |
8 | The choices ahead are as drastic and clearcut as the choice between trad jazz and new jazz . |