Example sentences of "comes [adv prt] like a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | He comes on like a Greek god and claims credit for fixing the weather . |
2 | Then it comes in like a tingling feeling . |
3 | In an uproarious performance , Finney comes over like a Mancunian Tigger , insufferably bouncy and crassly insensitive . |
4 | Dustin Hoffman , essaying Old Etonian , comes out like a poor take-off of Terry-Thomas . |
5 | Dustin Hoffman , essaying Old Etonian , comes out like a poor take-off of Terry-Thomas . |
6 | Best song of the night though , is the bitter ‘ High As I Kite ’ which builds via a tense three minutes , drops out and then comes back like an annoyed shop customer , to have another go . |