Example sentences of "'re like the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're like the arms of the same monster . ’ |
| 2 | The people who are seizing and occupying the present time can not belong in my colour , they 're like the bits that leap out of a spinning bowl , too heavy , too separate and distinct to be blended in with the other substances ; red-hot stones , flung out and setting on fire the place where they land . |
| 3 | ‘ I bet you 've been discussing it with Ian , who , nice as he is , is a male vet , and they 're like the farmers . |
| 4 | Xanthe likes this bit , she has blue eyes and fancies they 're like the sky . |
| 5 | P : ‘ Not if they 're like the ones you gave me last week ! ’ |
| 6 | Now , if you 're going to er er er er want everything and then at the same time , want to reduce the budget , then I think you 're like the man who wanted a cake an and you 'll find that he wanted to eat it , so I think you 've got to come to terms and be realistic . |
| 7 | Sometimes — on ‘ Love ’ — they 're like the Pixies on a dump-truck full of downers . |
| 8 | ‘ They 're like The Eagles while we 're like Eddie & The Hot Rods … ‘ |
| 9 | and you 're like the horse fair |
| 10 | They 're like the emperors of old : they do n't like bad news , so their servants make sure the truth never gets through to them . |
| 11 | They 're like the weather . |