Example sentences of "who [verb] [pron] [noun] like a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Schreber 's father , who ruled his household like a dictator and believed that he had a mission to reform educational principles , acquired a large following , especially in Germany , and was compared favourably by one of his biographers with Hitler . |
| 2 | The doctor had a mother-in-law who guarded his surgery like a fire-breathing dragon . |
| 3 | And she was n't one of those pushy birds either , who wore their intelligence like a pair of boxing gloves , willing to punch a point home . |
| 4 | Commissioned by Nottingham Playhouse in association with Nottingham New Arts Works & Dance 4 ‘ … a wonderful dancer who attracts our gaze like a magnet ’ Le Monde ‘ No other London dance group does so much simply through its mere existence to expand the boundaries of dance ’ Time Out ‘ Catalyst , agent-provocateur , sex-symbol and idol … the Wunderkind of British New-Wave ’ The Times |
| 5 | The neighbour who wants to block out my light by building his new garage , or the teenage son who treats my home like a hotel — all may spoil my day , negatively affecting the way I choose to conduct my life . |
| 6 | Alvin Stardust , looking distinctly unlike Alvin Stardust , is well cast as Eric , the burly club owner and a father figure to the kids who treat his place like a home from home . |