Example sentences of "[noun pl] [Wh det] [vb past] like [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And carrots which looked like impacted wisdom teeth crossed with a fantasy of Edgar Allan Poe 's . |
| 2 | The table did for working and eating ; the mattress ( put straight on the floor and covered in black tweed ) did for sleeping and lounging ; and the steps made extra seating areas as well with the help of large flat black or white cushions which stacked like striped playbricks when not in use . |
| 3 | His wife Susan was as short as he was tall , and looked uncomfortable in an emerald-green satin dress held on both shoulders by huge satin bows which flapped like startled birds in the breeze . |
| 4 | He wore white , baggy trousers which billowed like silken sails and red , high-heeled , velvet slippers with ornately curled toes . |
| 5 | Another room I remember for its verve was all shiny dark green lacquered walls , gilded carpet and trompe l'oeil painted walls which looked like real draperies : a theatrical , stunning experience . |