Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] [prep] [be] like " in BNC.
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| 1 | The menu was 600 francs , and while the food was very simple it reminded me of what Provençal restaurants used to be like in the days before even the most ordinary of Provençal dishes became a " speciality " listed on the menu as a supplement at 750 francs . |
| 2 | Laddie used to be like that did n't he ? |
| 3 | ‘ In the old times we hijras used to be like your zero zero seven . |
| 4 | Amos , Seth and Mr Wilks used to be like the Yorkshire version of Three Stooges , but now it 's all arguments and impending family feuds . |
| 5 | Museums in Edinburgh often have exhibitions on showing what life used to be like in Edinburgh . |
| 6 | In addition , the marker has responded as master-craftsman to apprentice , so to speak : he knows what a court report ought to be like , and so has helped the pupil-writer towards that understanding , and has directed his attention to the part where the reader was confused . |
| 7 | Jewellery ought to be like that . |
| 8 | Mm , what did erm the dentist and hospitals used to be like before the New Town was built ? |
| 9 | There are some widespread and questionable assumptions in nearly all this literature as to what societies used to be like before the advent of industrialism and capitalism . |
| 10 | In practice , few of the conceptual embellishments of the idea of the ‘ freedom of the press ’ proved to be any more than occasional glimpses of what an ideal press ought to be like . |
| 11 | Ribeira Brava used to be like a Wild West or oasis town where buses and cars stopped for the occupants to take advantage of coffee , drinks and food and to fill their vehicle with petrol before venturing into the ‘ Beyond ’ or the ‘ Outback ’ . |
| 12 | In other words they give an account of what a professional ought to be like , or advocate a particular process for increasing professionality . |
| 13 | Your mam used to be like that but she had she had a cylinder of oxygen in the house as well . |