Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] like a [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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1 | Over 300lbs of oscillating blubber held modestly together by a taffeta jock-strap which serves to keep one cheek from slapping the other — the whole lot topped by a hairstyle which looks like a Sainsbury 's Catherine Wheel . |
2 | She looks like a farmer 's wife . ’ |
3 | In water , it splits like a spider 's web into gossamer strands while retaining its basic strength . |
4 | ‘ When you make your mouth go like that , ’ said Sam , ‘ it looks like a baboon 's bottom . |
5 | And after that we have a man called Heg who I presume is a man anyway , it looks like a man 's name . |
6 | It looks like a school-child 's coat . |
7 | John , it sounds like a mugs ' game to me . |
8 | It smells like a woman 's . |