Example sentences of "my [noun sg] [be] like " in BNC.
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| 1 | My heart is like a singing bird . |
| 2 | She did not say ‘ I feel overwhelming joy ’ but ‘ My heart is like a singing bird ’ which is infinitely more powerful . |
| 3 | ‘ My heart is like a singing bird , ’ rhapsodised Rossetti . |
| 4 | Grabbing hold of that girl and pulling her into my chest is like a thousand dreams exploding , and her fragrance rocks me on my heels . |
| 5 | I mean , I do n't mind that but you know what my mum 's like ? |
| 6 | My mum 's like that , she gets up at |
| 7 | ‘ O , my Luve 's like a red red rose |
| 8 | " My sister 's like that , " he said placidly . |
| 9 | But as he got older this , that was in the family though , my sister was like that , Olga , the one what used to be with us . |
| 10 | My basement was like a swimming pool . |
| 11 | My mind is like a stage , with the actors , their costumes , props , scripts and agents all streaming on from stage right . |
| 12 | Days when my mind was like those days , grey and comfortless for no particular reason . |
| 13 | Do you know my mouth was like that the other week . |
| 14 | And all three people in my opinion are like that . |
| 15 | My grandma 's like that . |
| 16 | My teacher 's like a battle tank |
| 17 | Talking about , about image , I mean my body 's like a sumo wrestler without my clothes on |
| 18 | My husband 's like that , okay ? |
| 19 | Sometimes , at table , ’ she smiled falsely , ‘ my husband was like you , Sir John . |
| 20 | My back was like a mangled corkscrew , my legs like chicken wishbones . |
| 21 | happy but my head 's like this and I I bit disappointed really |
| 22 | I went to bed Friday night and my head was like a cor that was really , all round here that was really sort of hurting . |
| 23 | My wife 's like that . ’ |
| 24 | My father was like that , the ‘ parfit gentle knight ’ , who would hurt no one , believed in honour , truth , courtesy , all those old-fashioned virtues that no one has any time for . |
| 25 | ‘ Criticising my age is like a footballer going for the man rather than the ball . |
| 26 | My breath was like dragon smoke as I filled the kettle . |
| 27 | You do n't know what my life is like . |
| 28 | I said I know what my life is like with him , I had an injunction , plus I had my own money and I was managing better . |
| 29 | Of course she does n't know what my life was like for six years or so , although I may get round to telling her , in time . |
| 30 | Now I come to think of it , most of my life was like that . |