Example sentences of "was [adj] as [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The smell of rotten oranges from the alley was strong as the swing-doors were pushed open . |
| 2 | Beeney was solid as a rock , dealt with the back pass superbly , and only kicked ONE out of play the whole match . |
| 3 | However , Chiddingfold 's joy was short-lived as the spot kick was fired wide of the post . |
| 4 | But he was helpless as the Australian threw seven birdies at him . |
| 5 | The man 's heart , even in captivity , was light as a bird . |
| 6 | That he was high as a kite on Ecstasy and had thought they were larking about ! |
| 7 | He give me them , I took them for three days , right , I did n't come down for a fortnight and Russell 'll tell you that , I was high as a kite . |
| 8 | That was clear as a succession of batsmen joined Gooch in the ignominy of having their stumps knocked over . |
| 9 | The law demanded that they attend school for the few hours they were not in the theatre , but time spent on education was minimal as the pantomime was so popular that there were matinées most days . |
| 10 | Time was imperative as the pressure was on to produce a result that would enable Stoddard Templeton to achieve a Spring Launch for the new product . |
| 11 | One of the two witnesses , who also just happened to be the convener , Fred Clasper , claimed that a second warning note was unjustified as the foreman had been knocked down unintentionally . |
| 12 | The moment for bargain hunters to enter the market was ideal as the FTSE had slipped sharply over the past few days . |
| 13 | As I placed them in the water , the bone-china cups and saucers became first glass then nothing ; the water was cold as a glacier . |
| 14 | They ended up laughing about that , but it was the uneasy laughter of desperation and displacement , and all they could do after that was finish the whisky and have the joint Rory had been working on , and it was almost a relief when Fergus was sick as a dog out of the window , hanging out barfing onto the slates and into the guttering while Rory tried to clean the plaster off the top bunk and stowed the guns out of harm 's way . |
| 15 | Yer was pretty as a picture an' I said ter meself straight away , ‘ Fred ’ , I ses , ‘ this 'ere little lady is gon na be good fer yer business . ’ |
| 16 | Designer Daniel Andrieu was present as the concealing-sheet was whipped away amid a swirling cloud of smoke which hid his creation for a few choking seconds before we could see what had been achieved . |
| 17 | The outcome of the analysis of this mass of evidence was indecisive as the Commission reported : |
| 18 | The hills beyond the town were hidden by cloud , and the sea was rough as the wind freshened . |
| 19 | She was blind as an owl in daylight without glasses : therefore nothing to look at . |
| 20 | Every balcony was full as the cars blasted around the 2 kilometre town centre circuit . |
| 21 | For example in Office Angels Ltd. v Rainer-Thomas ( 1991 ) , it was held that a covenant precluding an ex-employee from opening an employment agency anywhere in an area only within 1,000 metres radius of the previous employer 's agency for a period of only 6 months was unreasonable as the area included most of the City of London . |
| 22 | Although it wore a dress , the person was unrecognizable as the face had been skinned . |
| 23 | It was apparent as the light grew that the rocks which lay scattered among the trees had at one time been arranged in order . |
| 24 | This friend 's possession was temporary as the entity left me to enter her . |
| 25 | The plaintiff argued that the prior disclosure was irrelevant as the share sale agreement contained clauses stating that the warranties were given subject to the matters set out in the disclosure letter but that no other information whether actual , constructive or imputed would affect any claim made by the plaintiff or reduce any amount recoverable . |
| 26 | She was aware of her body , realising that it was taut as a lute string with anticipation . |
| 27 | The night air was sharp as the rector crossed the green a little later . |
| 28 | The whole town knew he was silent as the tomb , a man of deep thoughts , none of them revealed ; or possibly a man of no thoughts at all . |
| 29 | His innocent co-partner was liable as the money had originally been paid into the firm 's account ) . |
| 30 | There we were , messing around with his things , and all the time he was dead as a doornail in Paris . |