Example sentences of "are like [art] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Escapists will revel in the tranquillity of the surroundings which are like a castaway paradise , yet offering complete dependability in terms of comfort and service . |
2 | But the handful of abilities involved in our areas of common interest are like a postage stamp on a bed sheet compared to all that goes into making us the unique individuals we are . |
3 | So Suede are like a tower block , while the shoe-gazers were merely bungalows , right ? |
4 | Are racial double standards ( viz. , good/bad natives ) and double binds ( damned if you are different and damned if you are like the master race ) a function of this contradictory or dual relation to the Other ? |
5 | He says , the wicked are like the tossing sea , and you know , as far the bible is concerned , the wicked is not necessarily the man or the woman who does terrible deeds , the wicked is not necessarily who is , who is a murderer , or a child molesterer , or a thief or or or a wife beater or something like that , the wicked is the person who rejects God , who turns their back on God , who says thank you , I can go through my life without , I do n't need you , I do n't even believe you exist , and even if I do believe you exist I 'm gon na do things my way , I 'm gon na go through life as I choose . |
6 | And God says the wicked are like the tossing sea , for it can not be quiet , and it 's waters toss up refuse and mud . |
7 | If we do not ask these questions , can we be sure we have not abandoned the search at too early a point , so that we are like the police officer who judges too soon that the death in a detective story was a suicide and not a murder ? |
8 | They are like the silk petal |