Example sentences of "something [adj] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said this as if it were obvious , as if he were explaining something self-evident to a small child . |
| 2 | If we do something pleasant to a horse , like worming it , or giving injection , or something else , we are likely to care and stroke it afterwards , or to reward it in some other way , such as with food . |
| 3 | The second defines the header , providing something analogous to an electronic title page for the electronic text , as further discussed in section 3.2 below . |
| 4 | The engine generator has been housed at the rear of the Matthew Kirtley Museum and this part of the building has been turned into something similar to a vintage powerhouse . |
| 5 | Normally the original allottee will not insert the name of the person to whom they are to be renounced and the effect is then to produce something similar to a short-term share warrant to bearer ; it is not a negotiable instrument but once the renunciation is signed by the original allottee , the rights can be assigned by manual delivery of the allotment letter without a formal transfer . |
| 6 | Erm oh there were a thousand and one things I I ca n't really erm you know they they were always they were at it hammer and tongs you know they had er s what would be called something similar to a steam hammer and you know . |
| 7 | Occasionally , however , the insider is moved across a new boundary severe enough to create a rite of separation and provide the scope for an introspective analysis to generate something akin to a new vision . |
| 8 | When skiing first became something akin to a mass-tourism business , it was a young person 's holiday . |
| 9 | If you were expecting to find a neck something akin to a telegraph pole with one side levelled off , you 'd be pleasantly surprised — this is an extremely comfortable and well-shaped laminate of mainly flamed maple . |
| 10 | It is something akin to a miracle that Ojomoh is still in England , never mind the national squad . |
| 11 | It is something akin to a child 's musing choice to disobey a parent , ‘ Shall I or sha n't I ? ’ |
| 12 | Weapons design bureaux , usually bearing the names of their founders ( Tupolev , Korolyev ) , possess something akin to a corporate identity , as well as clear incentives for entrepreneurial behaviour . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , in the restless whirl of Disney expansion that is itself something akin to a rollercoaster ride , the six Euro Disney hotels , 4500 cast members , golf course and 30 separate attractions are all on schedule for the opening in April and 11 million visitors are expected in the first year alone . |
| 14 | Or rather , like Captain Oates , make something akin to a glorious sacrifice . |
| 15 | Incredibly , Jimmy could see that Rohmer had something akin to a smile on his face . |
| 16 | For smaller structures , it has developed something akin to an insect 's cocoon : a very fine wire mesh riveted to the walls , floor and ceiling of a building , then sprayed with ferrocement containing metal particles . |
| 17 | For instance , when the Yorkshire Television helicopter landed on her doorstep for the first time , it was feared that the experience may be alarming to her , something akin to an alien spaceship settling on to the average suburban lawn . |
| 18 | Maybe if I 'd been able to do some kind of planche , like your painter friend did on your … back , it would have been easy , but what I had to do was first try to get something akin to an erection standing at the copier of a deserted office on a holiday . |
| 19 | His hand closed firmly about her wrist , shooting something akin to an electric charge along her arm . |
| 20 | If we accept therefore that man is created with a desire to work , subject to a charge to control and harness the earth , it follows that the process of wealth creation is something intrinsic to a Christian view of the world . |
| 21 | The most apparent anomaly is that the Mediterranean , although it has in Cyprus something comparable to a mid-oceanic ridge , does not have the magnetic " striping " , with reversals , of other oceans . |
| 22 | For others it meant something comparable to an across-the-curriculum approach to the teaching of study skills . |
| 23 | Ever since 1969 , when he had his first show , his cartoonish black-and-white paintings have managed to comment without mercy or a smidgen of socially redeeming tact on , among other things , men 's — and women 's — looks ( Warhol 's nosejob painting must be an important icon in his private gallery ) ; issues of health ( a hilarious series of men in the throes of having heart attacks ) ; bestiality ( pert Fifties housewife on her knees doing something unspeakable to a poodle with her arm ) and religion ( famous Biblical figure on the cross getting a pie in the face ) . |
| 24 | ‘ Aye , that 's a pre-requisite , ’ said Doogie , who was doing something unspeakable to a metal coat-hanger . |
| 25 | His eyes took on a dreamy expression and by the time I had intoned " Archibald , Marshall , English , Mc Phail and Morton , " there was something near to a wistful smile on his lips . |
| 26 | Whenever possible , I try and make a point of taking something special to a party . |