Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] like a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The glass before them became like a mirror for the briefest time but it was a distorting , ghost-train mirror , more shadow than substance-with his mind adding hallucinatory details to the little that he could see . |
| 2 | When I worked abroad , I lived like a gentleman of leisure . |
| 3 | from the railings , I fought like a cat |
| 4 | Erm , I got like a big bird box that we put a little outside bird box and everything |
| 5 | The house was right down at the bottom of the street , and I moved like a ghost from lamp to lamp , tiptoeing for some reason , as if I were in a jungle in dread of attracting the attention of wild animals prowling near me . |
| 6 | I howled like a dog , struggling against my captors , until someone gave me a crack across the head and I slipped into unconsciousness . |
| 7 | And when I did I behaved like a damned fool . |
| 8 | You think I behaved like a fool ? ’ |
| 9 | I pushed myself through the agony of broaching the subject of Mark 's death and then , when I had the opportunity to finish the deed and expose the truth of my association , tell Luke what a low-down swine he is , I crumbled like a coward . |
| 10 | I muttered like a fractious housewife . |
| 11 | ‘ For the first four holes I played like a 20-handicapper . |
| 12 | Today , when I was practising , I played like a truck driver . ’ |
| 13 | I drove like a champion , and Susan kept Dreaming obstacles into our pursuers ' way . |
| 14 | On my first day there I acted like a young lord , lying on my bed , my boots on , sipping from a cup of canary and wondering what steps I should take next . |
| 15 | I hung like a bird in the water overhead , watching for the octopus he was trying to entice . |
| 16 | This time I made sure my master went first and , whilst he ran down the stairs , I scampered like a rabbit to the top of the tower , forcing back the trap door , standing in the same place that poor Falconer had . |
| 17 | Then I landed like a silk bomb by the glasshouse |
| 18 | He led , and I followed like a little sheep . |
| 19 | ‘ Good evening , ’ he said , as I scuttled like a giant shaved rodent into the furthest corner of the caravan . |
| 20 | I worked like a Trojan , clearing , cleaning , painting and refurbishing , until the old solar on the ground floor of our manor house gleamed as fresh and as opulent as one of the great Halls of Cambridge . |
| 21 | A policeman with a problem I needed like a politician wants a lie-detector test . |
| 22 | But as soon as she was out I dashed like a bulldozer through these other boys and dashed out into the bottom of the yard where there was a a certain little building in the bottom of the yard , and I opened the door , and there was Miss sitting on the throne . |
| 23 | Everybody was drinking too much and I felt like a Mother Superior at the bottle factory outing . |
| 24 | I felt like a kid again , skewered by desire , every passing girl a kick in the balls , humiliated and tormented by lust . |
| 25 | I felt like a voyeur . |
| 26 | I felt like a leg o' lamb at a butcher 's banquet . |
| 27 | I felt like a man . |
| 28 | I felt like a princess . |
| 29 | I felt like a filly starting a race beforehand , sweating and so hyped up . |
| 30 | The urgency of coming out was building and I felt like a firecracker about to go off . |