Example sentences of "[be] like [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 're like every other man I 've ever met , you assume a woman who looks like me ca n't feel complete without a man , but , as a much wiser woman than I once said , a woman needs a man about as much as a fish needs a bicycle . ’ |
| 2 | Oh yeah , they 're like a hyperactive child . |
| 3 | They 're , they 're like a long stick with a handle on them are n't they ? |
| 4 | You 're like a small drop of water wearing away at a stone . ’ |
| 5 | You 're like a blooming dog , one meal a day . |
| 6 | There 's no heart , no life in you ; you 're like a cardboard cut-out and you want to work on it , Kate , because you 're not getting any younger , are you ? |
| 7 | Damian lunged after Tony , his face dark with rage as he bit out thickly , ‘ You 're like a bloody wasp , stinging at me — driving up in your red sports car , honking your horn , taking her dancing all over town , kissing her behind my back , sending me a painting of her half naked for my wedding present ! ’ |
| 8 | you 're like a bloody mole |
| 9 | tulip tulip , I mean you 're like a roving little advert are n't you ? |
| 10 | You 're like a big kid most of the time . |
| 11 | You 're like a restless bird in a cage . |
| 12 | You 're like a bloomin' jack-in-the-box , you are . ’ |
| 13 | You 're like the drunken smoker in the gunpowder works . ’ |
| 14 | they 're like the wordless books |
| 15 | You 're like the old man you are , go somewhere , stay five minutes and then go . |
| 16 | So you 're like the arty film student in The Yob ? |
| 17 | ‘ They 're like an extra family now , ’ Patrick says , not without a playful glint in his eye . |
| 18 | With whom only months ago I had been like every other new recruit ; |
| 19 | She had been like a lazy cat , refusing to wake up properly , a phenomenon that he had known in young girls before . |
| 20 | And Sam Spiro — he had been like a lost soul since his wife died . |
| 21 | Yes , ’ she said harshly , ‘ these past days have been like a living hell ! |
| 22 | ‘ I 've been like a little kid . |
| 23 | Julie and I had never fallen out before , and Barbie had always been like a big sister to me , too . |
| 24 | The laboratory of Davy and Faraday had been like a large kitchen of the early nineteenth century . |
| 25 | Taking part in the programme has been like an exciting adventure , discovering the hidden strengths of a community in its parents , and the willingness of Community Mothers to contribute to growth and development within their communities . |
| 26 | The postcard he wrote to Hanns at the end of the tour reveals John plunged into deepest gloom : ‘ My dear — The past weeks have been like an unforgettable nightmare . |
| 27 | We are like a good bottle of claret ; we both have sediment in our shoes . |
| 28 | Radiohead , from Oxford , are like a supercharged version of the House of Love , whipping up a storm then slowing things down , often in the same song ( the brilliant ‘ Blow Up ’ and ‘ Stop Whispering ’ ) . |
| 29 | In fact , Rich sounds remarkably like a woman in this one , and the band are like a piss-poor Jethro Tull with Marvin Gaye 's drummer popping away in the background . |
| 30 | They are like a great yoke sitting on our shoulders . |