Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] up like a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Naturally , I can resist anything but flattery and lapped it up like a hungry cat does milk . |
| 2 | ‘ Lapping it up like a weak kitten , ’ thought Fergus . |
| 3 | This does n't help , setting it all down , discussing it , unravelling it and rolling it up like a dead tongue . |
| 4 | He knew that in this berserk state those horns could open him up like a ripe melon . |
| 5 | If Clinton were to win the nomination , claimed Kerrey , Bush would use the issue to " open him up like a soft peanut " . |