Example sentences of "[vb base] as a [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Cool as a nun 's kiss . |
| 2 | limp as a lobster 's claw , |
| 3 | His eyes resemble dish-telescopes that seem to look right through his friends , and he sees the psychic energy people emit as an astrophysicist 's radio-telescope ‘ sees ’ sounds bounced off distant galaxies . |
| 4 | I practise as a ship 's doctor . |
| 5 | Five of the twenty-seven staff who made written responses gave the book two stars for pupil popularity , i.e. ‘ very popular ’ ; two of them reported that girls had complained about ‘ having to read about male heroes ’ and that The Machine Gunners , which ‘ girls see as a boy 's book ’ , had frequently been the impetus for such comments . |