Example sentences of "go [adv prt] like a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cup of tea would go down like a bomb but |
| 2 | His ‘ zeal for privatisation , ’ says a Welsh nationalist MP hopefully , ‘ will go down like a rat sandwich ’ in the valleys . |
| 3 | Normally following that kind of response the ramp idea would go down like a lead balloon . |
| 4 | ‘ I bet this would go down like a lead balloon if it was known in Grantley police station . |
| 5 | If you are walking in an area where adders are found — dry heath and common land — then as long as you do not go along like a herd of elephants there is a fair chance of coming across one . |
| 6 | Yes , in that they do not go out like a candle on death ; so far natural justice is satisfied . |