Example sentences of "it 's like to be a " in BNC.
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| 1 | You do n't know what it 's like to be a lonely artist , wandering gipsy , bum … oh , I know I 'm no good , you do n't need to tell me … look , can you … what kind of trouble ? |
| 2 | On the other hand , when you go abroad to a country where you 're completely unrecognized , you 're reminded what it 's like to be a member of the public , and that can be very sobering — life without the smiles and knowing looks . |
| 3 | Have you ever thought seriously about what it 's like to be a ghost ? |
| 4 | She 's simply being as welcoming and hospitable as I 've always heard the Taiwanese are , and trying to help me feel at home and among friends because she knows what it 's like to be a newcomer in a foreign city herself . ’ |
| 5 | Lessons on what it 's like to be a European went down a treat with the pupils of a rural Ulster primary school last week . |
| 6 | ‘ Is that what it 's like to be a mechanical man ? ’ |
| 7 | They encourage the children to imagine what it 's like to be a character in the play — one of two twins who are separated in a shipwreck and thrown up on a beach on a strange island . |