Example sentences of "[conj] life was [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had looked at his wife 's unguarded face and forgotten for a moment that life was a deadly game in which you had to keep your cards close to your chest and your back to the wall , your eyes open and your nose clean in order not to end up in the gutter with your hat in your hand . |
| 2 | It seemed to Putt that life was a constant battle against debt . |
| 3 | It was exciting again , and life was a game of hide and go seek . |
| 4 | If life was a battle and Charlie Hatton a soldier of fortune he , Wexford , stood in the position of United Nations patrol whose job it was to prevent incursions on the territory of the defenceless . |
| 5 | Since life was a vale of tears , I imagine his death was also an event to which they both looked forward , impatiently . |