Example sentences of "he [conj] [pers pn] [was/were] like " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was at a loss to describe the sky , its lilac whiteness , so ineffable above him that it was like a secret waiting to be deciphered , reflecting everything and seeping into the thin mist on the ground . |
| 2 | He believed she did not love him because he was like his father but he could not blame her for this because he knew he was unlovable . |
| 3 | She felt quite confident of being able to cope with him while he was like this . |
| 4 | How could she resist him when he was like this ? |
| 5 | and we went in and like the vicar greets you at the door do n't he and she was like up to the vicar like , you know , she 's more fucking heavier than thou |
| 6 | he and he were like this in the water I had to go down the bank I grabbed hold of him in the middle of his back , just turfed him out . |