Example sentences of "in a [noun] like " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well why stay in a relationship like that ? |
| 2 | ‘ What 's a nice Place like you doing in a boy like this ? ’ |
| 3 | It was not a pleasant situation to deal with in a sea like that , but Sam issued his orders quickly and with complete confidence : the sail was lowered , a new sheet bent on , a reef taken , and the sail rehoisted , so that within the space of five minutes they were on their way again , and the Gribbin was drawing abeam . |
| 4 | ‘ Not in a sea like that , Grace , ’ her mother said . |
| 5 | ‘ No boat can live in a sea like that ! |
| 6 | that they , we 're in a slump like to the thirties |
| 7 | ‘ What 's a nice girl like you doing in a joint like this ? ’ |
| 8 | No wonder people can not believe in a Devil like that ; it supports the old adage that the Devil likes nothing better than to be denied . |
| 9 | In a case like this it is often a matter of assessing quickly ‘ Am I sure that I can reach the field , or if I get more sink will I fail to get there ? ’ |
| 10 | This is relativity with a vengeance , and many of us have felt than in a case like this the scales that Eliot measures by are not so much sliding as slithering . |
| 11 | ‘ I believe , in a case like yours , ’ wrote Mountbatten , coincidentally on St Valentine 's Day in 1974 , ‘ the man should sow his wild oats and have as many affairs as he can before settling down , but for a wife he should choose a suitable , attractive and sweet-charactered girl before she met anyone else she might fall for . |
| 12 | In a case like this , it 's clear that an extremely viscous , semi-solid lava is being slowly and continuously forced upwards through the vent ; as it does so , it cools , and thus the dome grows effectively by the addition of material from within . |
| 13 | ‘ In a case like this , you ca n't take chances . |
| 14 | In a case like this , gender divisions interact with inheritance patterns to produce particular forms of relationship between brothers and sisters . |
| 15 | I knew how much good I could do in a case like this . |
| 16 | Now that I 'd definitely decided to welcome the baby , I 'd have to start planning with a bit more efficiency than in the past , when , so far as one could see , I had been working vaguely on the basis that God would provide ; and why the hell He should in a case like this was probably more than even the most devout believer could have told me . |
| 17 | A further search for a successful algorithm — probably for a more suitable prime — is indicated in a case like this . |
| 18 | In a case like Barnes v. Lucille Ltd . , |
| 19 | An example of that would be if you bought a new pocket calculator and then find it wo n't work then the legal position is the shop have broken their contract with you , because they 've sold you a pocket calculator which is not of merchantable quality , and you should be entitled to money back in a case like that . |
| 20 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Blanche , ‘ in a case like this there 's always a husband , is n't there ? ’ |
| 21 | In a case like this the best plan , to ensure a solid and uniform body of tone , is to give to each orchestral group — strings , woodwind , and brass the complete harmony . |
| 22 | But Fielding argued that Caduta was crucial to the package , and you have to follow the money in a case like this . |
| 23 | He relaxed the convulsive pressure of his teeth cautiously , and drew breath deeply before he resumed with arduous reasonableness : ‘ Is that really necessary , in a case like this , I know you have to be thorough , but the distress to the parents … |
| 24 | In a case like this , it might be best to keep most of the kitchen part of the room to one wall and hive it off from the rest of the area with a long island unit which could incorporate extra work and storage space and possibly a cook top , sink and refrigerator as well . |
| 25 | Indeed , such legislation would have helped in a case like that , because the asylum seeker concerned sought asylum at the port of entry . |
| 26 | Moreover , the claimant who has been successful in a case like the one in which the SCC judgement was rendered can bring an action for compensation of any additional financial damage sustained and/or for compensation for injury to feeling . |
| 27 | Although we certainly do not wish to get diverted into a consideration of the nominal patterns of English , we may mention that even in a case like : ( 6 ) Claudia is a bus-driver we have no doubt that the relation is still one of equation . |
| 28 | You ca n't cremate a body without a doctor 's certificate and in a case like this the coroner 's office would never allow it . ’ |
| 29 | It was in a case like this , too , that the weakness of the Egyptian system became apparent . |
| 30 | Especially in a case like this . ’ |