Example sentences of "it [is] [adv] like " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's rather like pond life — little tadpoles eating even smaller ones and bigger ones eating them . |
| 2 | It 's rather like a computer when the disc goes wrong — you know the info is there but you ca n't tap into it . |
| 3 | It 's rather like the scene that I penned at the beginning of this column . |
| 4 | Butyl liners can be repaired successfully with a patch and special adhesive ( it 's rather like repairing a puncture in a cycle inner-tube ) . |
| 5 | It 's rather like a Ford Granada ; you can buy the basic version or you can pay almost as much as you would for a Jaguar and get the Ghia version . |
| 6 | It 's rather like a trip on the Circle Line ; you can get on at any point really , and you 'll get to the fridge , or the move , or the school fees sooner or later and then back to the beginning again . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's rather like flashing signals from a convenient hill-top . ’ |
| 8 | It 's rather like DIY in that one day you may need a power saw to cut up some timber , the next a hand saw for some precision work . |
| 9 | It 's rather like deciding where to hang a picture on a blank wall . |
| 10 | He said , it 's rather like your voice . |
| 11 | But the name of Powell is invoked to give legitimacy to the event ; it 's rather like getting the priest to bless your car . |
| 12 | It 's rather like knowing your mother is always the same , ’ she told reporters . |
| 13 | We get curious pride , you know , working with these kids … it 's rather like the kind of pride and fascination you get when you persuade a wild animal to eat from your hand … a curious feeling |
| 14 | ‘ It 's rather like a cathedral , ’ she murmured . |
| 15 | She said laughingly , ‘ It 's rather like a mini zoo , is n't it ? |
| 16 | It 's rather like a concrete bunker but hopefully with some work we can make it look quite nice . |
| 17 | Need for power is is one of things , it 's rather like erm need for achievement or something like that . |
| 18 | So it 's already like a Chinese poem which has been translated into English — it does n't mean anything any more . |
| 19 | It 's nearly like being in the country . |
| 20 | " It 's nearly like a knife coming down . " |
| 21 | Chantelle Goddard the coach says it 's nearly like snow … a bit hard but it gives the youngsters an ideal opportunity to train … |
| 22 | It 's just like young people today dealing with computers . |
| 23 | The shop ai n't got no proper doors — it 's just like part of the station so you can walk in and out without using a door . |
| 24 | I puke again , but it 's just like my tummy s being squeezed and all I do is make this coughing noise and nothing comes out . |
| 25 | It 's just like having your ears pierced — some have it , some do n't . |
| 26 | ‘ It 's just like an English town of the 1950s , with hardly any traffic , ’ she said . |
| 27 | John adored the two girls : ‘ It 's just like having younger sisters . ’ |
| 28 | Now I 've been most places it 's just like going to work and doing your gig . |
| 29 | It 's just like it still surprises audiences . |
| 30 | ‘ It 's just like hospital patter , ’ she said . |