Example sentences of "[noun] has [vb pp] like [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The failure of IAEA safeguards , including twice-yearly inspections in Iraq for the pasts 15 years , must lead to the conclusion that the NPT has acted like a cloak of respectability to certain nations which have signed it . |
| 2 | SARAH Parrott has become like a sister to her young friend Philip Dawson , who suffers from cerebral palsy . |
| 3 | He gave no details of the proposals but said : ‘ The deportees issue has become like a thorn in resuming the peace talks and we have to remove this thorn . |
| 4 | ‘ No doubt the deportees issue has become like a thorn in renewing the peace talks and we have to remove this thorn , ’ Mr Shara said . |
| 5 | Since August 12th Mr Hussein has repeated like a gramophone the refrain that he will not budge from Kuwait until Israel gives up the West Bank and Gaza . |
| 6 | The early morning sun of Herefordshire has shone like a beacon to the racing world this week . |
| 7 | Unsurprising , perhaps , but in a country that for 40 years has acted like a poodle it is striking to find a Japanese suggesting that it now has the strength of a rottweiler . |
| 8 | Nigel 's father has worked like a slave to create a modern environment for his family . |
| 9 | The reason our house has looked like a junk yard since 1985 is because a three-seater the colour and shape of junk has been there . |