Example sentences of "like a [num] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Blindly , Gina followed suit , gasping as the spirit hit her throat like a million splinters of ice , freezing first then burning , bringing tears to her eyes . |
2 | If we embrace in our calculation those civilizations that had radio technology 1,000 years ago , there will be something like a million stars within radio range ( together with however many planets circle round each one of them ! . |
3 | You can imagine , it sounds like a million owls in that cave . |
4 | Ermine negligées ; bath in milk , numerous underpanties , chemises and other intimate items , all of which look like a million dollars on the svelte Ralston figure , just round enough . ’ |
5 | Richard made the gown I wore to meet Charles and Di at the premiere for The Living Daylights and I felt like a million dollars in it . ’ |
6 | ‘ It was a door like a thousand others in a wall like a thousand others . ’ |
7 | Erm that might , might interest you to know that during the past ten years I have personally entertained something like a hundred visitors from the States who are with their families er , of course , er returned here for a look , look round . |