Example sentences of "not unlike a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the time of Domesday the manor was not unlike a small kingdom or a dominion within which the lord was a superior over subjects of different ranks , his power though being not absolute but according to custom and law . |
| 2 | The burrow caused by Sarcoptes scabiei can be recognized as a thin line , not unlike a small splinter , in one of the sites which the mite is known to favour . |
| 3 | By now all was confusion : the streets of Verdun presented a scene of total disorder , not unlike a disturbed ant heap , for troops and transport ( all civilians had earlier been evacuated ) milled about in congested and seemingly pointless movement . |
| 4 | In a way , a skilled speculator is not unlike a skilled insurance underwriter who accepts risks , prices them , passes them on and hedges them . |
| 5 | It sounded mechanical , not unlike a well-trained parrot . |
| 6 | If the engagement period is to be protracted because the couple are young or studying , there may be a big party not unlike a small-scale version of the wedding at which the future bride has a chance to display her ring to well-wishers and acquire presents for the new home , for which the guests must be thanked . |
| 7 | I was in something not unlike a mild state of shock . |
| 8 | Forster was restless , not unlike a caged tiger , as he crossed and re-crossed the wheelhouse . |
| 9 | It 's not unlike a Red Cross run . |
| 10 | Ronnie Peterson , off-track , was a model of milk-drinking virtue and not unlike a whole set of happy-family cards ; James was no model of deportment anywhere , least of all in his marital and other personal relations . |