Example sentences of "[noun prp] have [adv] been like " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mick had always been like a man to her . |
| 2 | In the past Stephen had sometimes been like this after being out late on the moor , feverish next day and light-headed . |
| 3 | During the Reagan presidency , the Guardian kept blaming his errors on age , and perforce , there I was again with another angry letter — ‘ Son of Disgusted , Centre for Policy on Ageing ’ — pointing out that , like it or not , Ronald Reagan had always been like that , making the same kind of statement and endorsing the same brand of policies . |
| 4 | Julie and I had never fallen out before , and Barbie had always been like a big sister to me , too . |
| 5 | Charles remembered that Gerald had always been like that . |
| 6 | Reid has always been like a terrier chasing a bone on the pitch — opponents never get a moment 's peace . |