Example sentences of "[noun] [adv prt] like an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Done this place up like an Egyptian brothel , have n't they ? ’ |
| 2 | Usually , Dorothy had been engaged in shifting her husband around like an inharmonious piece of furniture . |
| 3 | Did Sue really mean to hand her love over like an old parcel ? |
| 4 | ‘ Mephitic ’ might be compared with Fraser 's ‘ ulcerous ’ in ‘ Resentment wells up like an ulcerous vapour ’ . |
| 5 | He stood there , shouting along and flapping his arms round like an over-excited seagull . |