Example sentences of "[coord] [be] like " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the majority of Umbrian towns are placed up on a slope or are like a crown on top of a hill , there are invariably magnificent panoramas . |
| 2 | These bonds are more subtle than gossamer strands of spiders in the grass and are like the fields of force of electricity or gravity . |
| 3 | The fry hatch in around 30 hours and are like black slivers of wood as they hang tail down in the bubbles of the nest . |
| 4 | I enjoy my job and I have some friends who work with me. and are like my brother and sister . |
| 5 | There are also some high calorie biscuits , which taste pretty disgusting and are like cardboard . ’ |
| 6 | She wanted to be able to sit there and be like them , to sit there and sip Coke and not to have to worry about whether she would laugh at the right moments . |
| 7 | I knew it was right for him — this is where he learnt to join in and be like other children . |
| 8 | ‘ I could jump on Ronald 's back , ’ she says , demonstrating , ‘ and be like a fly on his shirt . ’ |
| 9 | But when I got halfway , I had to get off my bike : the roads had frozen and were like glass . |
| 10 | Sailing mostly single-handed , and being like the rest of twentieth-century man a prisoner of time , I cheated by having an outboard engine to keep me going when the elements did n't help . |
| 11 | They er di the strange thing about the critics is it 's a theatre town and being like er Nottingham has been made m much more so by the the money that 's been spent on the theatre as in Norwich . |
| 12 | They er d the strange thing about the critics is it 's a theatre town and being like er Nottingham has been made m much more so by the the money that 's been spent on the theatre as in Norwich . |
| 13 | They er d the strange thing about the critics is it 's a theatre town and being like er Nottingham has been made m much more so by the the money that 's been spent on the theatre as in Norwich . |
| 14 | They er d the strange thing about the critics is it 's a theatre town and being like er Nottingham has been made m much more so by the the money that 's been spent on the theatre as in Norwich . |
| 15 | and being like a man |
| 16 | The astonishing bed has a fan-like bed-head and is like a building in itself with built-in spotlights , hi-fi , and telephone . |
| 17 | Lockstitch is used to loosely hold linings to curtains and is like a long loose blanket stitch . |
| 18 | The other regional feature of the exterior displayed here is the fish-tail roofing of turrets and lantern , which has an oriental appearance and is like that at Fontevrault kitchen ( 276 ) and Angoulême Cathedral ( 273 and 376 ) , also the Spanish Cathedral of Zamora ( 316 ) . |
| 19 | in favour er in his pursuit of er deregulation in scrapping all regulations er er about fraud , attempts to stop fraud , controls on fraud and is like this , is deregulation going to be a fraudsters fun day ? |
| 20 | It gives me the most pain and is like a burning sensation . ’ |
| 21 | The insecurity I felt was due to my lack of true religion , and was like the small change of the exalted pessimism of our faith , the pessimism that can drive men on to do wonders . |
| 22 | I picked up the nearest coil and began to gather it up , but whereas in the summer heat the pipe had been soft and flexible , it now had the consistency of a steel cable and was like trying to lift a bedframe designed by Salvador Dali . |
| 23 | He conducted business round a large , rarely lit cigar clamped permanently between his lips ( those in the know said he slept with it ) and was like a caricature of Mr Ten Percent with shrugging shoulders and upward-facing palms . |
| 24 | I agree with Tim , the last few mins were very confusing and was like a blur , I do n't know how Macca 's goal went in and still could n't after watching MotD ( or Manchester of the Day as it was called in TSB ! ) . |
| 25 | So far so good , but is like being compared to like ? |