Example sentences of "from [pron] [verb] like " in BNC.
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| 1 | The power chair hummed back and forth as if the mechanical subhuman was advancing towards its argument , then retreating ; and the scrimshaws hanging from it rattled like a sorcerer 's skirt of juju bones . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'd escape from it riding like the wind on a champion racehorse , ’ Roger replied . |
| 3 | Nigel was on his knees brushing the soil away from what looked like a green glass bottle . |
| 4 | Some were on cartridge paper , some on pages torn from what looked like school exercise books , and some on folded , green-lined computer print-out . |
| 5 | A through ball from McBride after 50 minutes sent Byrne clear from what looked like an off side position . |
| 6 | Small clients handled roughly from what sounded like a hectic dealing room got turned on by the apparent professionalism of it all , and often allowed themselves to be persuaded into buying almost worthless over the counter ( OTC ) shares . |
| 7 | Apart from what sounds like a fairly hectic studio schedule , I wondered if Clem found time to get out and play live . |
| 8 | I supposed that I ought to have brought the Ghost down too , but the priority had been to save myself from what seemed like imminent electrocution . |
| 9 | She dozed and woke , dozed and woke and finally fell into a light sleep , only stirring when she heard a voice addressing her from what seemed like a million miles away . |
| 10 | A bright yellow light shines from what looks like a small window in the east wall . |
| 11 | Or once the partition walls are down , you can create your own flexible dividers , with bookcases , shelving units , screens or screen-like structures like trellis , or even Murphy beds that let down at night from what looks like a panelled screen . |