Example sentences of "and [adj] as [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He saw not Alina , but something with eyes of blazing green ; her hair a long mane strewn with weeds , her dress a dripping shroud , her teeth sharp , her skin pale and scaly as a snake 's . |
| 2 | An ugly church , monstrous and vulgar as the cloth merchants who had built it . |
| 3 | The southern islands became known mostly during the 17th to 19th centuries ; Antarctica itself remained unvisited until the late 18th century , and unrecognized as a continent before the start of the 20th century . |
| 4 | That was when Kleiber had given up the struggle and collapsed , limp and helpless as a rag doll . |
| 5 | It was rock-hard and dry as a biscuit . |
| 6 | Poor as a church mouse by her standards , and weak as a kitten ! ’ |
| 7 | Wearing the collar , Aunt Margaret had to carry her head high and haughty as the Queen of Assyria , but above it her eyes were anxious and sad and not proud at all . |
| 8 | At the bottom of the hill he doglegs left and vaults the creek , his right arm held stiffly out to snap back the neck of any tackler , the ball tucked professionally low into his stomach , hard and muscular as a wash board . |
| 9 | Not only tragedy would feel the ban , but comedy , too , since all drama begins with human frailty , and none so universal and absurd as the propensity of mankind to behave badly . |
| 10 | Her startled eyes absorbed the thick , short , golden-streaked hair swept back from a broad forehead , ears long and narrow as a satyr 's which grew close to a beautifully formed skull , a mouth of unutterable sweetness countered by a long jaw carved out of golden teak faintly blurred by a light stubble , and a chin that jutted in a formidable challenge . |
| 11 | Though his thought may have been in some respects dry and narrow as a result , he set the agenda for modern philosophy and theology . |
| 12 | He inspired a genuine affection in both his pupils and staff , and many a young tearaway returned to the straight and narrow as the result of his firm but compassionate influence . |
| 13 | She had worked like hell at getting people to like her , believing herself gross and hideous as a child . |
| 14 | The elvish song is only analogous to a hymn as Gandalf is analogous to an angel ; Elbereth too is unlike ( say ) the Holy Ghost in remaining visible , to elves , and rememberable as a being by those elves like Galadriel who have been across the Sea and met her . |
| 15 | Next I began to worship actors like gods and I 'd go and see the same performance again and again , transported , until I learned that the actor , the one I had in mind , was exceptionally polygamous and stingy as a goat and so I let that one go . |
| 16 | One more visit and the picture of the man who had taken the package to Moscow would be fuller and acceptable as a memorandum to the Deputy Under Secretary . |
| 17 | The landscape is as simple , naive and charming as a child 's painting . |
| 18 | Henrietta dived into the pool and her head emerged , neat and glossy as a seal 's . |
| 19 | The bell was loud and clear as a chime . |
| 20 | Busy and sensible as a woman twice your age , she says . |
| 21 | There were times when his own belief in himself as a great player could backfire on him if he failed to realize that he was having an off day , and he could look stubborn and bloody-minded as a result . |
| 22 | The sound of her laugh was rich and free as the smell of hot bread on the kitchen air . |
| 23 | That 's really the interpretation of extrovert and introvert and the fact that it can apply to you know being loud and gregarious as an extrovert or being quiet and keeps to himself as an introvert that 's more of a popular view which is n't the sort of thing we 're trying to put across . |
| 24 | People coming in from outside will bring in dirt and dust and damp as a matter of course so it 's advisable to have both an outer and inner door mat . |
| 25 | The early light was damp and fresh as the clay when she slipped the wedding band from her finger , putting it carefillly on the shelf , where it could not be lost . |
| 26 | Thomas Fuller Bacon was born in Stamford in 1824 and was considered to be stubborn , selfish and unsociable as a child . |
| 27 | Somewhere among them someone drew breath sharp and painful as a sob , hurriedly suppressed . |
| 28 | Fast , quick-witted and determined as a player , demanding and insistent as a manager , there was little doubt that he would snatch his career back from the brink of failure . |
| 29 | Swift ye are as streams and soundless as the dew fall , |
| 30 | Giardini , though generous with other promoters ' money ( he was responsible for doubling the fees paid to orchestral players ) , was unscrupulous and devious as an impresario . |