Example sentences of "be like the surface " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would be like the surface of the earth , but with two more dimensions . |
| 2 | They would be like the surface of the earth but with two more dimensions . |
| 3 | Space-time would be like the surface of the earth , only with two more dimensions . |
| 4 | These histories may be pictured as being like the surface of the earth , with the distance from the North Pole representing imaginary time and the size of a circle of constant distance from the North Pole representing the spatial size of the universe . |
| 5 | It is like the surface of an orange : if you look at it close up , it is all curved and wrinkled , but if you look at it from a distance , you do n't see the bumps and it appears to be smooth . |
| 6 | If the hon. Gentleman had ever been there , he would know that the Calais region is like the surface of the moon . |