Example sentences of "[unc] [noun] [was/were] like [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Therefore , I must say that Wedgwood 's response was like a breath of fresh air . |
| 2 | A Sechem 's mind was like a sponge , soaking up information until a connection could be made between apparently unrelated areas of scientific fact . |
| 3 | Roman 's words were like a drug , pouring over her , evoking those helpless , hypnotic feelings of need and desire and hunger all over again . |
| 4 | The Ulsterman 's scorn was like a blowtorch , then he turned away , clicked his fingers at Bellybutton , and the two of them were gone . |
| 5 | He said that Fatima 's beauty was like the moon and the stars — ’ |
| 6 | An iron fist in a velvet glove : Victor Gauntlett ( left ) of Aston Martin was ‘ a jolly nice chap in 1980 ’ when the company 's structure was like a museum display , a structure he modernised |
| 7 | In fact Pakistan 's triumph was like an Eid , the religious festival which Muslims celebrate with great fervour at the conclusion of Ramadan . |
| 8 | Midnight 's arm was like a bar of iron and all her kicking and struggling was useless . |
| 9 | But Rohan 's arm was like a steel band round her waist , half lifting her from her feet , and carrying her inexorably to the door . |
| 10 | The soldier 's face was like a ghost 's . |
| 11 | Behind the slight distortion of the shield , Alexei 's face was like a stranger 's . |