Example sentences of "[vb past] to [pers pn] like [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Britain , in the mid-1970s , seemed to me like the promised land of progressive education . |
| 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 | He clung to her like a clammy spider , pulling her down beside him with unexpected strength . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Her thin denim jacket was sodden and clung to her like a wet tea towel . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Maybe so , but the old castle looked to me like a Victorian Gothic lighthouse , looking over the lake . |
| 11 | He took to it like the proverbial fish to water . |
| 12 | Initially the townspeople were sceptical , but once the new water had tickled their tastebuds they took to it like the proverbial duck . |