Example sentences of "she [vb past] like a [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt safe — she seemed like a demure young woman . |
| 2 | With her long hair drooping round her face and her large , mournful eyes , she looked like a lost basset-hound puppy . |
| 3 | She looked like a tall little girl . |
| 4 | Fernando had adored the way she dressed in Seville , said she looked like a stunning sexy witch in the black she favoured so much … |
| 5 | She looked like a little black chattering chimney pot , for as the smoke rose up through her veils she kept up a constant conversation . |
| 6 | Constance stood there in a simple white dress , and in the twilight she looked like a slim young girl holding out welcoming arms to her guest . |
| 7 | She looked like a beautiful young girl , but she had the hardness of an old woman . |
| 8 | She looked like a beautiful French girl . ’ |
| 9 | With her hair loose on her shoulders and a reflected miniature candle flame dancing in each pupil , she looked like a beautiful wild beast out of a poem Sam had heard once , a ‘ Tyger , Tyger , burning bright ’ . |
| 10 | She looked like a shrunken old witch , Emmie thought — so small , she had never seen a grown person look so small . |
| 11 | She felt like a total loony doing these things for herself . |
| 12 | She knew she sounded like a sulky little girl , but his news was a shattering disappointment . |