Example sentences of "[v-ing] the [noun sg] be like " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tending the fire is like tending relationships , children , and household tasks . |
| 2 | Because this new pond is interconnected with the main one , adding the water was like doing a major water change . |
| 3 | Entering the village was like passing under an invisible triumphal arch , quite splendid . |
| 4 | Furnishing the house was like a game of hunt the thimble , for the days of the fine shops in Abu Dhabi 's Hamdan Street or in Dubai were yet to come . |
| 5 | If only — for the Democrats — winning the presidency was like that . |