Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [pers pn] like [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ … he had no right to hit you like that ! ’ |
| 2 | He was n't a part of her life any more , he had no right to treat her like this ! |
| 3 | Carrots and meat and good stuff , and then they used to put a little flour to thicken it like this do you see , with a big spoon like that . |
| 4 | ‘ No need to take it like that . |
| 5 | There 's no need to take it like that … |
| 6 | But it was still a shock to see her like that , looking so old and spent . ’ |
| 7 | She said thoughtfully , ‘ I suppose I 'm just gullible , allowing a man 's sheer showmanship to affect me like that . ’ |
| 8 | Furthermore , once language is recognised as simply a type of behaviour , it seems to make sense to treat it like any other subject which adults deliberately teach to children . |
| 9 | He 's bit and bridle , ball and chain , a rope to tether me like any other animal . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ He does n't want the world to see him like this , ’ says Howard . |
| 11 | He would like Isobel and Dorothy to see him like this . |
| 12 | Did n't it hurt his arm to hold her like this ? she wondered distractedly , but then another tremulous whimper escaped her as the hand holding her against him moved to cover her breast . |
| 13 | Why should it have the power to hurt her like this ? |