Example sentences of "something [adj] like [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , it was probably something odd like a bird 's head brooch found near the body , or the design on a rare coin in the victim 's pocket . |
| 2 | At around 4.30pm , Chris arrives home and after playing with the children lends a hand with the evening meal , which is something straightforward like a casserole or a pasta dish . |
| 3 | The BR spokesman said : It could have been something simple like a gate left open or something sinister like vandalism . ’ |
| 4 | The Marine tried to tell himself it was something simple like a mole , but then paused to wonder if they had moles in Haiti . |
| 5 | And then when you get to the er van proper you take things like a wardrobe and you put it edgewise on int th in against the side of the van , you 'd then put a wrapper over , and then you 'd put something soft like a mattress facing it , because obviously that 's a shiny side and if you can put something soft into it it 's not going to get scratched . |
| 6 | The traditions of their monarchy demanded something grander , or if not that something extraordinary like the saintliness of Louis IX . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's not something dramatic like a soufflé , I hope ? ’ |
| 8 | Try to lock your bike to something immovable like a railing or lampost , preferably in a well-lit area with people around . |
| 9 | Her eyes widened , as though the reference to Eduardo was something physical like a blow , the fury quite gone out of her as she said , ‘ Why do you say that ? |
| 10 | Giving him a name reassured them ; he was not some strange exotic phenomenon but something familiar like the title of a book . |
| 11 | On other occasions , borrowing may be the only way you will ever be able to afford to buy something expensive like a house . |