Example sentences of "'s as [adj] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's as lazy as a cat in hot weather , with the lyric amounting to a mere two verses before the vocals just sit down to let the languid groove take over . |
| 2 | said he was running round to see his dad and he 's got a car now , he passed his test , he 's got a little Renault and he 's as stupid as a |
| 3 | He 's as odd as the rest of them really . |
| 4 | For one inclusive price you can enjoy the thrills of the Astroglide ( a six-lane slide that 's as tall as a house ) , roller-coaster , Western train ride , adventure play area plus roundabouts specially for the very young . |
| 5 | On the album I make the comment that somebody had asked me the same question and I said , ‘ Yep , my left hand 's doing good , right hand 's doing alright , my mind 's as sharp as a tack . |
| 6 | My left hand 's doing good , right hand 's doing alright , my mind 's as sharp as a tack . |
| 7 | She 's as weak as a kitten . |
| 8 | Now I know it 's the landlord 's it 's as tainted as an unfaithful lover . |
| 9 | He may be as tough as a dinosaur , but he 's as gentle as a lamb . |
| 10 | The drink 's as much as the drinker 's . |
| 11 | ‘ Do n't know what it 's like inside but it 's as black as the ace of spades outside . ’ |
| 12 | He 's as changeable as the weather . |
| 13 | ‘ Christ , ’ interrupted Yanto , ‘ Old Tom 's cider 's as rough as a badger 's ass . ’ |
| 14 | 'E 's as daft as a brush , and twice as wooden as t'shaft . ’ |
| 15 | Steve has got one that he played at the last S L Os meeting , it lasts about four minutes it 's as long as the song he ai n't heavy he 's my brother . |
| 16 | She 's as strong as a horse . |
| 17 | Now he 's as strong as an ox . |
| 18 | He 's as strong as an ox . ’ |
| 19 | To begin with there must be detailed analyses of small and intermediate-size LOCA 's as well as the large double ended breaks that used to be at the centre of safety analyses and formed the so-called ‘ design basis ’ accident . |
| 20 | This is not to say that Gloucester was consciously building up his own authority at the expense of the crown — the distinction is meaningless in Edward IV 's lifetime — but by 1483 the duchy connection was Gloucester 's as well as the king 's . |
| 21 | I must have these people 's trust , the men 's as well as the women 's . ’ |
| 22 | This is not to say that Gloucester was consciously building up his own authority at the expense of the crown — the distinction is meaningless in Edward IV 's lifetime — but by 1483 the duchy connection was Gloucester 's as well as the king 's . |
| 23 | ‘ The boy must be a gipsy , he 's as dark as the devil ! ’ |
| 24 | ‘ He 's as upset as the rest of us , naturally . ’ |
| 25 | I did n't want to use print film ; I just do n't think it 's as good as a slide film where you can get the saturation . |
| 26 | Common fantasy that a spell on the dole is the change that 's as good as a rest assumes that the pastimes of the poor are the weekend pleasures of the employed — drinking , fishing , playing with cars , playing pool , playing bingo , going to the cinema . |
| 27 | ‘ I call this my Holy Water , it 's as good as a tonic . |
| 28 | They say he 's as good as an extra night nurse . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ It 's as good as The Living Body , is n't it ? ’ said Elinor . |
| 30 | Roberts suggests that in his own way he 's as obsessed as the people he 's observing . |