Example sentences of "[adj] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He proved himself to be thoroughly professional as a railwayman and ruthless as a manager . |
| 2 | ‘ You grow quite professional as a landlady . |
| 3 | Jonathon is a graduate of the Northern College of Music and has been professional as a viola and violin player for 6 years . |
| 4 | The marquis managed to pour the brandy without spilling it , his face chalk-white as the ramifications of Horatia 's return began to dawn on him . |
| 5 | ‘ Do n't you think he looks rather divine as an officer ? ’ |
| 6 | Then there was the Mondays , always about to gatecrash the States with their apparently cleaned up act — and their new LP , ‘ Pills 'N Thrills And Bellyaches ! ’ is as close to the US mainstream as the Ryders can get without losing their natural pop suss . |
| 7 | Then there was the Mondays , always about to gatecrash the States with their apparently cleaned up act — and their new LP , ‘ Pills 'N Thrills And Bellyaches ! ’ is as close to the US mainstream as the Ryders can get without losing their natural pop suss . |
| 8 | The report proposes a new structure for the centre , which it says has been underused as a TNO institute . |
| 9 | Perhaps underused as a source of prospects , the press is nevertheless important . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Or else she would turn round , as though sensing my gaze on her skin , and for a moment as brief and yet momentous as a pause in music our eyes talked dirty . |
| 12 | The inclusion of the retired as a separate group added a socio-demographic element to the typology and , although the classification was two-dimensional , the two axes were not considered to be independent . |
| 13 | Helleborus foetidus leaves and flowers preserve well — and it 's evergreen as a bonus . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | First , medical treatment other than symptom control or management is uncalled-for as a matter of law and , indeed , is inappropriate ; not only is it unethical conduct , but the doctor could also be subject to legal sanction . |
| 16 | He had left the warmth of the Blue Boar after the usual extended throwing out time , and now felt elated as the four pints of rough local cider began to work on him . |
| 17 | ‘ He 's weak as a kitten . |
| 18 | Poor as a church mouse by her standards , and weak as a kitten ! ’ |
| 19 | He flashed a sudden stunning smile and Robyn felt weak as a new surge of exhilaration raced through her . |
| 20 | Exports remained weak as a whole , however , comprising only about 6 per cent of production . |
| 21 | Milan : The underlying tone remained weak as the MIB edged up one point to 1,174 . |
| 22 | Robyn , whose legs felt suddenly weak as the adrenalin drained out of her , sat down . |
| 23 | After getting physically very weak as the result of being unable to eat without extreme discomfort , a few weeks ago Molly was admitted to the Royal Homeopathic Hospital Great Ormond Street where doctors found and dealt with a severe restriction in her stomach . |
| 24 | ‘ Well , that 's a Gemini for you — changeable as the wind . |
| 25 | Changeable as the weather I 'd say . |
| 26 | As this blood is responsible for carrying oxygen to the brain , some people are likely to become morose or depressed as a result . |
| 27 | Jim Callaghan 's response was that he ‘ had never in fifty years been so depressed as a trade unionist ’ . |
| 28 | And is it because of them that you 're worried about the future — do you get depressed as a grandparent ? |
| 29 | Indeed the Committee even extended this logic to a position whereby they felt themselves able to justify the decriminalisation of adult homosexual behaviour in private as a form of protection for the young : |
| 30 | Instances given by insiders include the total abolition of the closed shop ; the radical breaking-up of the National Health Service ; student loans ; rates ; vouchers for schools ; and , in earlier , pre-Hillsborough days , the restoration of what she and the late Airey Neave used , according to insiders , to refer to in private as the restoration of good local government in Northern Ireland . |