Example sentences of "the [noun] [modal v] [be] like [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some ways the polytechnics will be like universities . |
| 2 | worries about nature versus nurture , fears that the child will be like birth parents in behaviour or temperament ; |
| 3 | The Marines would be like fire-ants attacking a Cudbear . |
| 4 | The room would be like Aladdin 's cave to such a girl as Joanna — fine clothes , the glint of plate , the stack of linen , the magnificent dressing-case , the several pairs of boots , the hats , the books , fobs , silks , glow of guineas on the writing table ; he went to the window and did not turn around when she entered . |
| 5 | The theatre is at it 's best being spectacular and for experimental new plays — I certainly do n't think the theatre should be like television . |
| 6 | For Gosse the Earth might be like Adam , supplied with what looks like evidence of its past history , but is not . |