Example sentences of "would [be] like a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm I just erm read the question like and I just I I I thought it 'd be like a triangle , you work it out on the triangle and then I thought no that |
| 2 | In one way he was glad to be interrupted — superstitiously afraid that if of his own volition he decided to leave the miraculous spot then the unique mood would not follow him and he would be like a man without a shadow . |
| 3 | If one day you found he did n't , it would be like a blasphemy . |
| 4 | That would be like a holiday in itself . |
| 5 | Even the knowledge that they 'd been invited to submit ideas would be like a shot of adrenalin . |
| 6 | In effect , each DHA would be like a Health Maintenance Organisation . |
| 7 | Without that the royal authority could not be exercised , and the realm would be like a ship lacking a rudder . |
| 8 | The victor , presumably Ken Clarke , would be like a Goth or Vandal marching into the smoking ruins of Rome . |
| 9 | I suppose I thought it would be like a hospital ward , but it 's quite like an ordinary nursery , really , except it 's so dull . |
| 10 | Its stopping would be like a death in the family . |
| 11 | Displays would either flick between functions at the touch of a button or would be like a television screen , showing all sorts of information at once . |
| 12 | Now that Travis had got hold of the scent he would be like a bloodhound , and there was no knowing what Lori would inadvertently reveal . |