Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] like [art] " in BNC.
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| 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 | A pattern is forming — a str–tegy , her strategy — her acting , me reacting like a frog 's hind leg ! |
| 3 | He made me laugh like no one on earth has ever made me laugh . |
| 4 | For a few hours each day the HCI Captain keeps them occupied like a regular Mary Poppins with games excursions and rehearsals for junior showtime . |
| 5 | ‘ In the end I became like the chaplain or the lady who did the hair or the manicurist. patients would ask , ‘ has the artist done you yet ? ’ |
| 6 | I mean like a ballpark figure . ’ |
| 7 | But it 's not easy I mean you know I was reading an article ages ago a few months ago actually and saying you know if you think about it the sort of revolution was over a year ago and still the government has n't done anything about it and I mean like a lot of provisions that have been brought into Romania sort of go in the front door and out of the back door and you know they sort of sent those of supplies like contraceptions and things like that for the women and overlap |
| 8 | Yeah but ah then again why I mean like a lot of people have do n't have actual they have n't got money but they they sort of choose to have money tied up in property , though it do n't mean to say you 're wealthy just because you 've got a big house does it ? |
| 9 | Yeah , but anything she does takes her such a long time , I mean like the ironing like |
| 10 | Sh and people here give her such a hard time I mean like the blokes are always say oh God , you know , that troll and everything but I |
| 11 | When I worked abroad , I lived like a gentleman of leisure . |
| 12 | from the railings , I fought like a cat |
| 13 | Erm , I got like a big bird box that we put a little outside bird box and everything |
| 14 | So I hate like the winter . |
| 15 | I smell like a major operation . |
| 16 | ‘ But will my lady allow me to share her bed tonight if I smell like an unwashed ram ? ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ I sleep like a baby . ’ |
| 19 | I sleep like a log — a clear conscience . ’ |
| 20 | I sleep like a log and never get indigestion . |
| 21 | I say like a fool . |
| 22 | I howled like a dog , struggling against my captors , until someone gave me a crack across the head and I slipped into unconsciousness . |
| 23 | And when I did I behaved like a damned fool . |
| 24 | You think I behaved like a fool ? ’ |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | I ate like an animal too — furtively , quickly , and as if in fear of discovery , but without enjoyment . |
| 27 | I muttered like a fractious housewife . |
| 28 | ‘ For the first four holes I played like a 20-handicapper . |
| 29 | Today , when I was practising , I played like a truck driver . ’ |
| 30 | The American , 4–1 joint favourite for Wimbledon with Stefan Edberg , crashed 5–7 , 7–5 , 6–4 to the world 's No 110 player then admitted : ‘ I played like an idiot . ’ |