Example sentences of "as [adj] [conj] a church " in BNC.
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1 | Fortnightly [ Review ] hashed up ’ ; the third was a minister who ‘ dresses himself as much as a Church … parson as possible , as much as possible copies the ritual of the Establishment , and poses almost as a full-blown priest ’ . |
2 | She 's as poor as a church mouse , that 's why she has to come to Arthur and Margot 's in the holidays . ’ |
3 | ‘ I hope there 's a fat cheque in the posh otherwise I shall be as poor as a church mouse . |
4 | It did not matter that I had rejected my father 's ways , that I had become a marine and was as poor as a church mouse while McIllvanney had become a rich man ; the stench of privilege still clung to me and McIllvanney loved to discomfort me because of it . |
5 | The vicar who seemed as poor as a church mouse gave no clue to his wealth as he chatted happily to convicted robbers . |
6 | They 'll take one look at my clothes and know I 'm as poor as a church mouse . ’ |
7 | Alina mostly took her breaks alone ; she 'd sit in a corner with a magazine , usually one of Adele 's old wildlife partworks , and be about as obtrusive as a church mouse until her time was over . |
8 | Fielding said it was a mob joint and I believed him : brocade , matt light , as quiet as a church . |