Example sentences of "not unlike the [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both guitars share Mr. Donahue 's preferred neck profile , medium-deep and noticeably ‘ V ’ shaped , not unlike the ones Fender were turning out in late ‘ 56 and ‘ 57 . |
| 2 | ‘ This theoretically realistic and humorous novel is not unlike The Waste Land , the showpiece of Modernism and Impersonality ’ — which gives the impression that the realistic and humorous can only be deemed compatible with impersonality if they can also be deemed theoretical , and that the novel may not be very funny . |
| 3 | Stand-offs on the forward cross spar provide positive if angular camber to form an aerofoil , but if used to force a batten into such a profile , the effect of further stand-offs from the rear cross-spars on the same batten is to form a gentle reflex , not unlike the wing section of a soaring bird . |
| 4 | Miss Bedwelty 's place was a slightly shabby but tidy yard laid round a gravelled square , with a large indoor school — looking not unlike the refrigerator warehouse — looming behind . |
| 5 | PR departments of advertising agencies , which can vary from a small press office handling product publicity to augment an advertising campaign , to a large comprehensive PR department not unlike the agency setup itself . |
| 6 | In all the restaurants down on the coast they offer you very much the same salad , sometimes with a few olives , cucumber slices and cos lettuce all prettily arranged on a flat dish , a mixture not unlike the salade niçoise of Southern France . |