Example sentences of "it bore a [adj] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It bore a hideous resemblance to the blighting , punishing sorts of work which are common in the world at large . |
| 2 | It was at his suggestion that the name taekwondo be used , because it bore a close similarity to the old name of tae-kyon . |
| 3 | ‘ It bore a fair resemblance to the Spanish Inquisition . |
| 4 | It bore a marked resemblance to something that had already been eaten once before . |
| 5 | If this was Richard 's first experience of war it bore an ironical similarity to his last . |
| 6 | To some — notably the three Oz editors — it bore an irresistible resemblance to a urinal . |