Example sentences of "[verb] like [art] bad [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The morning papers gave no hint of anything amiss and , in broad daylight , the events and the disturbing stories of the night seemed like a bad dream . |
| 2 | Yesterday seemed like a bad dream , but when he went downstairs , he saw the covered picture . |
| 3 | The mist seemed like a bad omen and Sara 's heart sank a little . |
| 4 | I 'm making her look like a bad mother . |
| 5 | You sound like a bad play ! ’ |
| 6 | Exercise may sound like a bad idea , but in fact it will do good : raising the pulse rate to 120 beats per minute each day for two minutes , and exercising the whole body fully is the recommended regime . |
| 7 | He had learned to bear their ridicule without so much as a tear , but the names Sweetheart called him when she was really angry could make his body hurt like a bad pain on the inside . |
| 8 | She felt like a bad child , a bad little girl who would n't give up . |
| 9 | Suddenly stopping the drug may result in acute " withdrawal " effects such as delirium tremens for alcohol or " cold turkey " ( which feels like a bad bout of influenza ) for heroin . |
| 10 | The situation unfolded like a bad dream with vague premonitions of the events to come . |
| 11 | The illness and those involved faded like a bad dream . |