Raymond Chandler was the king of these:
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From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class. From 10 feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from 30 feet away.
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He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.
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She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket.
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She jerked away from me like a startled fawn might, if I had a startled fawn and it jerked away from me.
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The streets were dark with something more than night.
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