Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [adv prt] like [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Lapping it up like a weak kitten , ’ thought Fergus . |
| 2 | He seemed to examine the word , turning it over like a rare gem . |
| 3 | Sophie grabbed the cord that encircled her throat , holding it out like a tight collar . |
| 4 | This does n't help , setting it all down , discussing it , unravelling it and rolling it up like a dead tongue . |
| 5 | He was simply doing her hair , fluffing it out like a real hairdresser . |
| 6 | He was playing with her emotions , stringing them out like a taut band that would snap at the slightest pressure . |
| 7 | Inside her , there was a small life forming , something precious and wonderful ; but there was also a deadness in her , weighing her down like a physical burden , a burden that grew harder to bear with every passing day . |