Example sentences of "[vb past] like [art] young [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was changed since his days at Lancaster 's court ; with all his polish and scholarship , which neither time nor place could tarnish , he had nevertheless shed all the cramping tensions of city life , and moved like a young stag , long-stepping in motion and magnificently abandoned in repose . |
| 2 | No one could doubt that William Joyce behaved like a young man who was English and proud of it . |
| 3 | Athelstan glowered back in mock anger whilst she turned and skipped like a young girl into the church . |
| 4 | On my first day there I acted like a young lord , lying on my bed , my boots on , sipping from a cup of canary and wondering what steps I should take next . |
| 5 | His name was Tuan Ti Fo and , though he squatted like a young man , his muscles uncomplaining under him , he was as old as the great City itself . |
| 6 | He knew his gaze was avid , and she blushed like a young girl and lowered her eyes . |
| 7 | I could see the fear and terror in your eyes when you gripped my arm and sobbed like a young child . |
| 8 | When her husband began to sing a little , snapping his fingers in rhythm , she smiled and for a moment looked like a young girl again ; but the barman came immediately and reminded them that singing was not permitted . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm showing Melanie the neighbourhood , ’ said Finn , clutching his sister 's shoulders and rocking her kneeling form to and fro in an embrace which made her laugh soundlessly until she looked like a young girl . |
| 10 | The young doctor looked like a young doctor in , say , Young Doctors , lean and fit in a striped shirt and tie , yuppie-style , with dark curly hair and a tan . |