Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [adv] like a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly its noise was distinct and loud like a tractor coming over the western horizon . |
| 2 | The screens should be removed from the reception desk to make it more friendly and less like a bank . |
| 3 | She seemed to be eased by talking of her daughter , and by the time she stopped , apologetically , and drank some tea poured for her by Catherine , she looked exhausted but less like a wraith . |
| 4 | Whether or not he was altogether comfortable in such a role is another matter ; when Lawrence Durrell once suggested to him that he was not a Christian at all but more like a Buddhist or a primitive he replied only with a question , " Perhaps they have n't found me out yet ? " |
| 5 | It looks more and more like a cover for a pax americana . |
| 6 | And your arms grow all hairy and muscly like a man 's and you get very keen on boxing and tossing the caber . ’ |