Example sentences of "of [noun] [vb -s] like a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Against this dark backcloth the morality and religion of Israel shines like a star . |
| 2 | At its centre , the plain-suited figure of Sweeney looks like a city clerk , surely linked to the Eliot who jokily signed himself F. [ rancis ? |
| 3 | ‘ The plain of Cleveland seems like a coloured map rolled out . |
| 4 | Indeed this selection of propositions reads like a summary of what is generally taken to be de Man 's contribution to the theory of language . |
| 5 | Yet here am I on a road that instead of tarmac looks like a patio laid in bricks — every one hand-placed in herringbone pattern . |
| 6 | Green track of pulsebeat bounces like a ping-pong ball . |
| 7 | From Seles down , the list of competitors reads like a who 's who of international tennis players . |