Example sentences of "[vb past] up like a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can tell you , having Mr Bell 's physog dished up like a plate of cold suet every time I wish to relax is beginning to unnerve me . |
| 2 | Seemed all right at first , but came up like a balloon over the weekend . ’ |
| 3 | I did all I could for that plant , but while my White Poplar in the garden went from strength to strength , sprouting new branches and hundreds of suckers that came up like a forest over all the lawn , the fern bought on that memorable day when the second deluge had fallen just faded away before my eyes . |
| 4 | The dawn came up like a fire behind the white roofs . |
| 5 | It just leapt up like a demon in my head when I was staring at you … like X-ray eyes … |
| 6 | He stood up like a man in a dream . |