Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [vb base] like a " in BNC.
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| 1 | this is not to suggest that I function like a computer ( which would be anathema to me ) , for there is always something to react to , something new to learn , or to improve . |
| 2 | I 'm not going to bring the whole world down on us by telling my mother and father that I feel like a big spancelled goat going to college and having to come back here every night as if I were some kind of simpleton . |
| 3 | In the meantime I must live with the fact that I sweat like a Sun reader at a philosophy lecture every time my wheels crunch over someone else 's gravel . |
| 4 | Probably that I 'm a genius and that I look like a donkey — or something like that |
| 5 | I know people have written saying that I look like a nun , or could have been a nun , but that 's the last thing I would want to be . |
| 6 | Although you look like a child , you are not really a child at all because your mind and your powers of reasoning seem to be fully grown-up . |
| 7 | Are your eyes crooked and your legs crossed that you zig-zag like a snipe ? |
| 8 | He also said that you attack like a well-trained guard dog . |
| 9 | The baby is well and so am I. You have always been so much a mother that I am not surprised that you feel like a grandmother , even without ‘ legal sanction ’ . |
| 10 | F—in' red wine on the carpet , that was bad , white wine on the walls so you get like a nice green tinge and they 'd been sick and broken the toilet seat and they 'd shit in the toilet and not flush it , fags in the coffee cups , I do n't let them come round any more … ’ |
| 11 | But regardless of who the people are , it is critical that they feel like a team in order to make any new idea work . |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | ‘ If I feel like a change . |
| 14 | If I feel like a glass I certainly will have one . ’ |
| 15 | And you look like a blushing bride . |
| 16 | You can taste food again , you feel better , you smell better and you feel like a winner ! |
| 17 | Yeah and you feel like a bleeding rabbit . |
| 18 | And you stand like a prisoner |
| 19 | If you prefer a rod different to the one I have recommended ; one which you use successfully and are happy and confident with , then stay with it until you feel like a change yourself . |
| 20 | It 's not surprising if you feel like a failure . |
| 21 | The wine list is comprehensive and if you feel like a pre-prandial treat , there is a small , well-stocked cocktail bar . |
| 22 | Easily Accessible : There are plenty of splendid walks in the area in the Quantocks and Blackdown Hills , but if you feel like a gentle stroll , you are welcome to explore the farm . |
| 23 | Between Norwich and the coast there are over thirty Broads — if you feel like a trip you can hire a boat at Oulton Broad . |
| 24 | If you feel like a gentle lakeside stroll Grasmere Lake is to hand , or for the more energetic , Helvellyn , the most climbed peak in England , rises Up only a short distance from the village . |
| 25 | If you feel like a day or two off sailing there 's enough to do . |
| 26 | ‘ If you look like a gringo ( a foreigner , usually blond ) then it 'll be a lot more expensive , because you have more money , ’ she explains simply . |
| 27 | I wan na see Pat see if she 'll look after Aaron on Friday night , but Gary says he does n't want Tim and Lorraine having him cos they smoke like a chimney |
| 28 | It 's ridiculous , but I feel like a teenager , all fumbling hands and no control . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ There are all sorts of people trying to rob and cheat you , but you sound like a doctor , and you , young lady , could never get away with a crime . |
| 30 | I remember once when he was talking about acting on the continent , he said , ‘ They like me because I act like a German . ’ |