Example sentences of "and [vb past] [adv] like a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And built just like a jukebox , I 'll bet . ’ |
| 2 | It was a big stone , not round , but elongated and shaped rather like a mandolin . |
| 3 | I flew over Paddy 's shoulders , bounced off the bonnet and rushed away like a madman . |
| 4 | The broomstick dipped its twiggy end and soared upward like a rocket . |
| 5 | The white boat woke , and glided forward like a bird . |
| 6 | A real fifties style , it was made of very thin ciré and looked almost like a dress , with its circular skirt and stand-up collar . |
| 7 | He was sunburnt too , and looked more like a countryman than before . |
| 8 | His bed was a small hole in the floor , and looked very like a grave . |
| 9 | Mitch leaned forward and yelled into the count 's ear and instantly the small plane banked and screamed downwards like a stone from a catapult . |
| 10 | The front was slashed all the way down to her navel to reveal rounded breasts , which rose and fell temptingly like a couple of ripe peaches . |
| 11 | When he was about half-way he paused and whistled loudly like a blackbird that was attempting a Gregorian chant . |
| 12 | Do n't just go into these meetings and sat there like a dumbbell . |