Example sentences of "[prep] be like a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She ca n't remember how she spent that day but has a vague memory of being like a wild animal howling through the house , tears pouring down her face , drinking brandy , tearing at her clothes , pulling his clothes out of the wardrobe and holding them close to her , burying her face in them , trying to recover the smell of him . |
| 2 | She know that and she just seems to be like a vicious circle all the time , I mean she does n't , I mean just getting deeper , deeper into debt . |
| 3 | And so you 've got to be like a bloody monkey and you 've got to climb up the side of the van and climb along the side of the van without damaging any of the furniture right to the front to find the box to bring it back again . |
| 4 | So I really want you to be like a proper sort of little girl . |
| 5 | And there used to be like a big bobbin there and you to and they used to go like that and chuck it up and try and catch it you know , and And we used to play shuttlecock and battledore . |
| 6 | This shaft appears to be like a giant windpipe . |
| 7 | I do n't want to be like a medieval inquisitor . |
| 8 | Ribeira Brava used to be like a Wild West or oasis town where buses and cars stopped for the occupants to take advantage of coffee , drinks and food and to fill their vehicle with petrol before venturing into the ‘ Beyond ’ or the ‘ Outback ’ . |