Example sentences of "like a [noun pl] ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John , it sounds like a mugs ' game to me . |
| 2 | Item No. 6 : looks like a jewellers ' blow torch , having a fine patination . |
| 3 | It was like a drovers ' camp in front of Castle Menzies . |
| 4 | It 's more like a childrens ' afternoon TV show than a science lesson , but there 's a message in every device . |
| 5 | of the ward on the right erm , and er , it 's like a mens ' ward . |
| 6 | Lying across your knees like a maharani 's scarf . |
| 7 | For all Arnim 's reputation for acerbic wit , in characters and style and ( mutatis mutandis ) in plot , this abridged version is exactly like a girls ' school story of 50 or 60 years ago , even to Lady Caroline 's nickname , Scrap , and the one amazing coincidence that makes fulfilment possible for Rose . |
| 8 | It was like a crooks ' convention |
| 9 | Somewhat like a dolls ' house the building was formerly the Congregational Mission Hall opened in 1872 . |
| 10 | For Jarvefelt , opera needed to be illustrated like a children 's story-book of fables . |
| 11 | The party was really planned and given by his two elder sons Andrew Howland and Robbie Russell , who decided to keep it very simple , like a children 's party . |
| 12 | It was exactly like a children 's tea party , complete with squabbling and displays of temperament . |
| 13 | Above the cloud a village like a wasps ' nest |
| 14 | The settlement looked like a workers ' victory . |