Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb -s] like a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes life in Detroit seems like a grotesque farce . |
| 2 | Behind us , Vegas burns like a garden bonfire at night . |
| 3 | Paddington shines like a skating rink , |
| 4 | Gemma sits like a reclining obelisk with messy hair dyed a shade lighter than his , large eyes resting at an artful slant , a full mouth . |
| 5 | Out of water , Krystom Multistrand looks like a length of string . |
| 6 | The 50-minute film he made for Arena suggests why : Last Supper — Frank on Frank looks like a parody of the excesses of Sixties avant-garde film-making . |
| 7 | From a distance Vátheia looks like a stricken Camelot . |
| 8 | Paul Cadd looks like David Batty ( before the haircut ) , and Halvard looks like a bouncer from a Norwegian trawler . |
| 9 | Also Haddock has had to quit and Sterland looks like a long term crock . |
| 10 | Also Haddock has had to quit and Sterland looks like a long term crock . |
| 11 | ‘ I imagine Sharpe dances like a Belgian heifer ! |
| 12 | So barring a change of policy by the force , or by PC Packer , both of which seem unlikely , the battle of Chalford High Street looks like a stalemate . |
| 13 | Though at least the Bluebird was distinctive to look at , whereas the Primera looks like a successful cross between several of its rivals . |
| 14 | Beckley stands like a beautiful beached ship on the ancient fen of Otmoor . |
| 15 | ‘ Johnny John ’ is a seething introductory manifesto , with Kyle Jay and Terrance James ' guitars bucking like rapid ponies over Kraig Jarrett 's light-fingered bass , while Kirk Justin sings like a drastically disillusioned hick splattered by life . |
| 16 | ‘ Johnny John ’ is a seething introductory manifesto , with Kyle Jay and Terrance James ' guitars bucking like rapid ponies over Kraig Jarrett 's light-fingered bass , while Kirk Justin sings like a drastically disillusioned hick splattered by life . |
| 17 | And Sarah sounds like a ship does n't it ? |
| 18 | Not any more , there aren't. — You must need your eyes testing ! — Anyway , that Lock sounds like a right dump to me . |
| 19 | These days , Mr Hurd looks like a man in need of Alka-Seltzer . |
| 20 | At its centre , the plain-suited figure of Sweeney looks like a city clerk , surely linked to the Eliot who jokily signed himself F. [ rancis ? |
| 21 | ‘ The ECC looks like a practical , realistic design incorporating features that must be worth pursuing further , ’ said one judge . |
| 22 | Dimensions — The Clio feels like a larger car to drive because it has the longest wheelbase and widest track in its class . |
| 23 | So while Budapest feels like a gold-rush town , Warsaw remains sleepy . |
| 24 | Against this dark backcloth the morality and religion of Israel shines like a star . |
| 25 | David Mellor , actually , Gabriel looks like a drained old man . |
| 26 | Surely you would want one or the other , which is why this rackmount Ampeg looks like a good match for the Yamaha bass ; it has straightforward controls which are still exactly what you would want , and you can then modify the sound with the bass itself . |
| 27 | Co-starring NWA rap man Ice Cube , The Looters sounds like a surefire success , and , potentially , another lucrative new formula : the gangbangers ' buddy film/action-adventure movie . |
| 28 | ‘ The plain of Cleveland seems like a coloured map rolled out . |
| 29 | Even the sign for the Banque Nationale d'Alger looks like a line of sacred poetry : elongated , stretched out like a horizon of words . |
| 30 | Kate looks like a parked camper-caravan , grumbles about the weight . |