Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] like [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet Northern Ireland is like Italian politics used to be : dominated by its partyocracy and political blocs , shifts of a few percentage points represent an earthquake . |
| 2 | The formidable names of Sertillanges , Garrigue-Lagrange , and Cajetan were like archetypal figures . |
| 3 | The WBC and WBA are like private clubs with their own arbitrary rules and regulations . |
| 4 | The English in fifteenth-century France were like successful speculators , appropriating the assets of the conquered land , and escaping with their profits before the crash of 1453 ( 86 ; 88 , pp.31–9 ) . |
| 5 | THE five republics of ex-Soviet Central Asia are like Siamese quintuplets : when they emerged squawking into the world nearly two years ago , all shared bits of each other 's industries and infrastructure . |
| 6 | ‘ I thought you three from Trazior were like Siamese triplets joined at the hearts , ’ the Sergeant said . |
| 7 | But London is like iced water , it 's crystal clear and safe . |
| 8 | When Serena reads an article on the plane to Greece about a pair of Siamese twins , one of whom dies , she realizes that she and Stella are like Siamese twins joined at the psyche ( 40 ) . |