Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] him like [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This weighed on him like an inactive dreadnought suit of combat armour , imprisoning him ; and he sought his enhanced clarity , as it were , to restore power to that suit . |
| 2 | As for Mr Berkley , the conversation seemed to him like the macabre chorus of some drama in which he was eventually to appear , by some unexpected twist of the plot , as the despicable villain . |
| 3 | Gratification opened to him like a regained paradise . |
| 4 | Australia beckoned to him like an uncut diamond . |
| 5 | Lust went through him like a sudden scorch . |
| 6 | For a moment he did not know where he was : the darkness lay upon him like a leaden weight , crushing him as if he were under a ton of river-water . |
| 7 | Franks looked at him like a round-eyed baby . |
| 8 | She gave him a brief smile , and a thrill ran through him like a low current of electricity . |
| 9 | As the thought struck him he felt a sudden wild dizziness , and fatigue ran through him like an electrical surge . |
| 10 | The winger jumped at the last minute and Kitchen slid underneath him like a runaway bull and hit the concrete wall full on . |