Example sentences of "he [was/were] like the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was like the bloke who you saw right through the film overseeing the whole operation , just standing there sticking little pins into a map . |
| 2 | Perhaps he was like the people who think they 're Napoleon , or that they 're in love with the Queen . |
| 3 | He was like the bandleaders her Gran remembered , in a crisp collar , soothing through a megaphone . |
| 4 | He was like the man in a traffic jam who curses all the other cars for taking his road , but he did n't see it that way . |
| 5 | He was like the pellet-fed rainbows in the Fishery waters near Penny 's parents . |
| 6 | He was like the squirrel with his bright clear skin , his healthy curls and gleaming eyes : not at all a sullen , greedy , domestic beast , destined for an ignominious end . |
| 7 | He was like the rest of the lifers , he did n't need me any more . |
| 8 | Christ , Arthur was no oil-painting , but he was like the Winged Victory compared with him ! ’ |
| 9 | It seemed that he was like the poet with his nosegay of visionary flowers : |
| 10 | He was like the vicar or the mayor , ’ says Italo . |
| 11 | He was like the ‘ building blocks ’ to Lennie 's happy life , patient and like a brother to him . |
| 12 | is it , ah , they used to be su , according to everyone he was such a so and so , he er , he 's , he used to be barmy , he was like the clo , close barmy man and he used to like chase people around with bricks and stuff and everyone used to hate him and like Julian and Andy used to beat him up all the time |