Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I put you to bed you were high as a kite . ’ |
| 2 | However much they may have disliked such labels they were unavoidable as the dramatic jump in their lifestyle was to have an equally powerful , and highly visible , effect on the company . |
| 3 | That is pretty high praise ; and though there are some obvious exceptions , they were fewer as the years went by . |
| 4 | But they were powerless as the vet broke no law . |
| 5 | Despite that , Allied leaders were optimistic as the year opened . |
| 6 | His ears were sharp as a jackal 's and he could spot the tracks of a hippo from an extraordinary distance . |
| 7 | The dervish whose thoughts were sweet as the sugarcane could not remain perpetually in a state of ecstasy but he obtained from the stillness of the soul a sweetness which is the heirloom of the mystic . |
| 8 | THE colours were bright as the mourners filed into the church yesterday to celebrate the life of the murdered art student Paul Sheldon . |
| 9 | Lamps were burning inside the Swan Inn , but any drinkers still there were quiet as the trio made their way along the winding lane through the village . |
| 10 | The smell of rotten oranges from the alley was strong as the swing-doors were pushed open . |
| 11 | Beeney was solid as a rock , dealt with the back pass superbly , and only kicked ONE out of play the whole match . |
| 12 | However , Chiddingfold 's joy was short-lived as the spot kick was fired wide of the post . |
| 13 | But he was helpless as the Australian threw seven birdies at him . |
| 14 | Cherney said ( in the only programme-note ) that he had been inspired by Golani 's bearing as well as her playing , and although the density of events was not high , the sense of concentration and unity between music and performer was total as the wilder elements were gradually exorcised and a numb calm remained . |
| 15 | However he did say that in the years ending June 1983 and June 1984 the total number of High Court judges so involved was 28.4 As no details were given , this figure is almost meaningless but if the categories counted were similar to those for the period of 1953–73 those two later years show almost a doubling , on average . |
| 16 | The man 's heart , even in captivity , was light as a bird . |
| 17 | That he was high as a kite on Ecstasy and had thought they were larking about ! |
| 18 | He give me them , I took them for three days , right , I did n't come down for a fortnight and Russell 'll tell you that , I was high as a kite . |
| 19 | That was clear as a succession of batsmen joined Gooch in the ignominy of having their stumps knocked over . |
| 20 | The law demanded that they attend school for the few hours they were not in the theatre , but time spent on education was minimal as the pantomime was so popular that there were matinées most days . |
| 21 | George was much as the wanted posters described him : 5′7″ tall , thickset , ruddy complexioned , and with the appearance of a country farmer . |
| 22 | Time was imperative as the pressure was on to produce a result that would enable Stoddard Templeton to achieve a Spring Launch for the new product . |
| 23 | One of the two witnesses , who also just happened to be the convener , Fred Clasper , claimed that a second warning note was unjustified as the foreman had been knocked down unintentionally . |
| 24 | The moment for bargain hunters to enter the market was ideal as the FTSE had slipped sharply over the past few days . |
| 25 | As I placed them in the water , the bone-china cups and saucers became first glass then nothing ; the water was cold as a glacier . |
| 26 | Security was tight as the two teenage boys , two men and two women stepped into the dock . |
| 27 | They ended up laughing about that , but it was the uneasy laughter of desperation and displacement , and all they could do after that was finish the whisky and have the joint Rory had been working on , and it was almost a relief when Fergus was sick as a dog out of the window , hanging out barfing onto the slates and into the guttering while Rory tried to clean the plaster off the top bunk and stowed the guns out of harm 's way . |
| 28 | Yer was pretty as a picture an' I said ter meself straight away , ‘ Fred ’ , I ses , ‘ this 'ere little lady is gon na be good fer yer business . ’ |
| 29 | Designer Daniel Andrieu was present as the concealing-sheet was whipped away amid a swirling cloud of smoke which hid his creation for a few choking seconds before we could see what had been achieved . |
| 30 | The outcome of the analysis of this mass of evidence was indecisive as the Commission reported : |