Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] her like [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stood up , and he towered above her like a golden figure in one of the hospital 's many paintings . |
| 2 | Excitement flickered inside her like a random spark that found itself landing in a pile of dry autumn leaves as she hardly dared consider the possibilities and what they might mean for her . |
| 3 | She told herself not to let negative thoughts take over , but , night after night , her will-power dissolved into helplessness , and when at last she slept , her past life rose before her like a grotesque apparition . |
| 4 | The reflections flickered on her like a distant storm . |
| 5 | The secret language , the underground stream that forced through her like a river , that rose and danced inside her like the pulling jet of a fountain , that wetted her face and hands like fine spray , that joined her back to what she had lost , to something she had once intimately known , that she could hardly believe would always be there as it was now , which waited for her and called her by her name . |
| 6 | Even now the thought of that kiss , that for one moment had hovered so dangerously between them , writhed inside her like a bitter , cruel torment . |
| 7 | The cat withdrew from her like a sooty ghost and stole away along the slope towards the standing stone . |
| 8 | She felt tears blur her vision , she was weary and the grief of her father 's death hung over her like a dark cloud . |
| 9 | As realisation broke over her like a drenching wave her whole body sagged . |
| 10 | He clung to her like a clammy spider , pulling her down beside him with unexpected strength . |
| 11 | But slimming , whether intentional or — as now — the result of unhappiness , never seemed to affect her breasts , and the much washed , faded T-shirt clung to her like a second skin . |
| 12 | Caroline concentrated on a spot on the wall while Fabbiano , kneeling on the floor before her , whisked a needle and thread through the hem of the scarlet silk dress that clung to her like a second skin . |
| 13 | Her thin denim jacket was sodden and clung to her like a wet tea towel . |
| 14 | Relief surged through her like a physical infusion of new blood . |
| 15 | She heard Adam gasp , and panic went through her like an electric shock . |
| 16 | The Bishop and the Archdeacon were old and wily but not too well-informed ; Spruce , on the other hand , looked to her like an intelligent adversary . |
| 17 | It nagged at her like an aching tooth . |
| 18 | But she could smell the danger ; it drifted around her like a pungent perfume . |
| 19 | The chute billowed above her like a great lifeless bird . |
| 20 | It gnawed at her like a ravenous animal . |
| 21 | He winked at her like a cheery market tradesman selling substandard goods , already thinking of the lunch he had planned with an old colleague from the Manchester force . |
| 22 | Her legs were spread wide to accommodate him , and his pecker slid into her like a warm spoon into thick cream . |
| 23 | She was back in the driving seat , back in control , and the relief of it washed over her like a warm , revitalising wave . |
| 24 | The cold wind closed around her like an icy fist , chilling her to the bone . |