Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] like a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The office air-conditioning chugged like a two-stroke engine . |
| 2 | In the light of the fly leaf , the end of my penis looked like a peeled pomegranate . |
| 3 | The irreversibility of her mutilation lay like a fallen tree across her spirit . |
| 4 | In the late 1970s and early 1980s , the home computer boom looked like a major consumer success in the making . |
| 5 | This talk fell like a heavy stone upon my heart … |
| 6 | The agent smiled like a death-dealing doctor and said , " Oh I think , after Prehistoric , we 're looking at five . " |
| 7 | I do not think Palacegate Episode ran like a 2-5 shot so we will wrap it up for her this season . ’ |
| 8 | Lucien had also been warned that Mandru 's liberal attitude towards his Ixmaritians was misleading ; his demesne ran like a well-oiled machine , and he abhorred waste . |
| 9 | here , gravel combed like a placid sea |
| 10 | In a way , he was able to vent his frustrations in his boxing and his sport became like a cathartic experience ; it provided a perfect outlet for his aggression . |
| 11 | The lights in the pub flickered like a fluttering heart , a clenching and rumbling nervous gut . |
| 12 | Great winter looked like a precious gem , reflecting rainbow colours from one angle . |
| 13 | The lady looked like a female incarnation of Satan . |
| 14 | A pallid sun appeared like a nosy neighbour spying from behind lace curtains . |
| 15 | Dorothea stayed in the sunlit kitchen with her tea , happy at the letter , her loss of purpose , her anxiety dissipated like a past illness , already wondered at , the symptoms forgotten . |
| 16 | The classroom glowed like a sweet shop . |
| 17 | ‘ Business seemed like an attractive idea and I wanted to learn about finance first , ’ he offers as an explanation . |
| 18 | The first whispering breeze came like a hot breath and Wexford closed his windows . |
| 19 | I had n't noticed , but the room stank like a Lebanese spice rack . |
| 20 | Even by House of Commons standards his words of condemnation and pledges on security rang like an empty barrel in the ears of those who have suffered at the hands of the terrorists for more than 20 years . |
| 21 | The property room looked like a theatrical battlefield with masks and armour lying around in different stages of completion . |
| 22 | When her husband began to sing a little , snapping his fingers in rhythm , she smiled and for a moment looked like a young girl again ; but the barman came immediately and reminded them that singing was not permitted . |
| 23 | Milland 's bat fell like a wet rag onto the bar beside us and spread its leathery wings , knocking over my glass . |
| 24 | Thereafter , Forest Tiger felt like a tired horse , Dettori reported . |
| 25 | Timman 's 42nd move looked like a winning combination ( 42 … |
| 26 | The mist seemed like a bad omen and Sara 's heart sank a little . |
| 27 | Inflation seemed like a pyrrhic victory , almost a tease . |
| 28 | The morning papers gave no hint of anything amiss and , in broad daylight , the events and the disturbing stories of the night seemed like a bad dream . |
| 29 | Behind a low wall , a ragged hedge squatted like a moulting hen over a clutch of empty drink cans and discarded crisp bags ; a couple of unkempt evergreen trees , grown to roof height , screened the house from the road and severely restricted the amount of light reaching the dingy windows . |
| 30 | The coroner chattered like a magpie as the weak daylight died and dusk fell like a grey powder , shrouding the wide waste stretches of snow . |