Example sentences of "that [pron] [vb past] like a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or was it simply that she looked like a large , mobile bag of laundry ? |
| 2 | ‘ He said that you looked like a little ghost , and tried not to mention my name . |
| 3 | It was the same at the funeral , they were all so quiet , the four men who brought in the coffin wore thick soft-soled shoes so as not to make a noise , nothing must interrupt so that it seemed like a silent film unreeling to the sound of psalms . |
| 4 | He shakes his head and I get a shiver , remembering just that gesture of his , repeated and repeated so that it became like a nervous tic after a while , back in Strathspeld , after Clare 's funeral in ‘ 89 ; a gesture of disbelief , refusal , non-acceptance . |
| 5 | When the moon came up , a full moon that illuminated the wet stony surface of the Waste so that it shone like a polished shield , they were able to go more quickly amongst the dappled and striped shadows of the trees . |
| 6 | He says that he seemed like a nice chap . |
| 7 | ‘ Crack ? ’ she queried , interested , despite the fact that he sounded like a damned travel guide . |
| 8 | A thud of chopping — movement between the tree trunks — a labourer was coming towards him , one of the consignment of convicts he had ordered through a merchant in Bideford , he had his machete in his hand , he was not menacing , he held out his spare hand in a strange appeal , lifting his face , which was crossed by deep scars , wounds across his eyes had puckered them right in so that he moved like a blind sleeper , closer and closer — Sir John woke up sweating , surprised to find himself alone , and then remembered : he had been drinking with his cousin Alexander Menzies of Bolfracks , the last bottle must have sent him under . |