Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun] [modal v] [be] like " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she looked back to her own childhood and wondered where she had got the idea that she knew what a normal family would be like . |
| 2 | I well recall the Opposition saying , ’ If you wish to see what a Labour Government would be like , look at Labour local government . ’ |
| 3 | Traditional Socialist values , notably egalitarianism , remain but , as Roy Hattersley frequently complains , Labour as a party has not embodied them in policies — or even slogans — that enunciate a clear vision of what a Labour Britain would be like . |
| 4 | So a typical card might be like this . |
| 5 | You 've really got to be one to appreciate the spirit of the place but pop in to see what a real pub should be like . |
| 6 | Suppose the reformer stops saying that a good woman may be like God and begins saying that God is like a good woman . |
| 7 | ‘ I was told once that a good vintage should be like a woman — full-bodied and generous . |
| 8 | They each address themselves to the reader 's understanding of what a just society should be like : they are publicly political writings . |
| 9 | We might then be able to work back from lifestyle and abilities to predict what the brain of a particular species should be like ( Legg 1983 ) . |