Example sentences of "[vb -s] it [verb] like [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | PI KI SKAB WE The parasite that afflicts man and Tig Gag in its various larval stages and , while burrowing in the brain of the Tig Gag , causes it to speak like a man |
| 2 | Phhor stinks it stinks like a sewer |
| 3 | And does it feel like a traditional Scottish |
| 4 | Only with the hard-top in place does it behave like a Mercedes is meant to . |
| 5 | Does it look like a begonia ? |
| 6 | Does it look like a horse ? |
| 7 | The caterpillar of a Costa Rican moth , in one of the most extraordinary of all mimicries , has a pattern at its rear end that makes it look like a tiny viper . |
| 8 | God , Maggie thought to herself , she makes it sound like a wake . |
| 9 | Believe it or not , she is prepared to pay … ’ — and then he mentions what is no more than the market value of the land , but he makes it sound like a king 's ransom — ‘ … per acre . |
| 10 | He makes it sound like a hundred miles instead of nine , Juliet thought , rising reluctantly . |