Example sentences of "'s as [adj] [conj] a " 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | My left hand 's doing good , right hand 's doing alright , my mind 's as sharp as a tack . |
| 6 | She 's as weak as a kitten . |
| 7 | He may be as tough as a dinosaur , but he 's as gentle as a lamb . |
| 8 | ‘ Christ , ’ interrupted Yanto , ‘ Old Tom 's cider 's as rough as a badger 's ass . ’ |
| 9 | 'E 's as daft as a brush , and twice as wooden as t'shaft . ’ |
| 10 | She 's as strong as a horse . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ I call this my Holy Water , it 's as good as a tonic . |
| 14 | She 's as poor as a church mouse , that 's why she has to come to Arthur and Margot 's in the holidays . ’ |
| 15 | But the law 's as tricky as a ten-foot snake , |
| 16 | He 's as relaxed as a cat , Ronni thought to herself , looking at him . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's as dead as a dodo , ’ she said , referring to the sheep . |
| 18 | –England 's as dead as a doornail . |
| 19 | ‘ Still , he 's as mad as a hatter . ’ |
| 20 | And I listen at the wall for sounds from Jancey , but it 's as quiet as a pillow , and she 's obviously gone to bed . |
| 21 | Well she 's as pale as a perivale ghost . |
| 22 | In the back of the shop he whispered to George : ‘ He 's as queer as a nine-bob note , but he 's a good little worker . |
| 23 | You 've ended up dossing-down with a man who 's as limp as a plucked dandelion and who 'll probably snore like a hedgehog . ’ |
| 24 | That island 's as big as a forceball pitch . ’ |
| 25 | He wants me to marry him ; he 's as impetuous as a boy , and I feel seventeen again … |
| 26 | He 's as short-sighted as a bat with its eyes shut , but with his goggles on he is a lousy attacker and without them a serious threat to our defence ! |
| 27 | As you said , he 's as sprightly as a two-year-old . ’ |
| 28 | I never seen a Christmas tree so big — it 's as high as a house . |
| 29 | He shies at his own shadow and he 's as stubborn as a pig . |
| 30 | Today she 's as fit as a fiddle — thanks to research funded by efforts such as Beefy 's . |