Example sentences of "like [v-ing] [adv] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | The interior light is like returning home from the world in the evening to the cheer and warmth and light . |
| 2 | Stopping would 've been like looking away from a hypnotist 's swinging silver watch . |
| 3 | It was all so sudden it made her feel queer ; affecting her stomach like looking down from the top of a cliff or riding on a Big Dipper . |
| 4 | Angry with Dmitri , who obviously lied about his affairs with adoring women , she felt like pulling out from the carezza ; however , it might wake him , and she would be unable to continue reading the intriguing correspondence . |
| 5 | It is remote ( but accessible ) and sparsely populated , providing a perfect retreat for the beleaguered city dweller , or indeed anyone who feels like getting away from it all . |
| 6 | It was like switching over from an old black and white film . |
| 7 | It would be like running away from him back at the basement . |
| 8 | I sometimes feel like running away from it all |
| 9 | You may feel like running away from a situation which no longer excites you mid-June . |
| 10 | It is a bit like running away from the police and just managing to keep one step ahead but not being able to get clear away ! |
| 11 | Like slipping away from a sleeping embrace , silently shutting the door behind one , tiptoeing off in the grey light of dawn — a stranger again . |