Example sentences of "can be like " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lordship in question is the novelist 's , not only in the usual sense , often forgotten , that every word of the novel is his , but also because the speech of its characters can be like that of the narrator , and indeed like that of the writer of Kingsley Amis 's discursive prose . |
| 2 | The right sort of literary experience can be like a nuclear explosion , whereas the ‘ human expressiveness ’ that Scholes detects in the humblest graffito is more like the low-level radioactivity that is always present in the natural environment . |
| 3 | The central concern of Formen is to understand what social relations and institutions can be like when they are not moulded by capitalism . |
| 4 | But unless you spend the night before patiently reserving your patch , finding a prime viewing spot can be like trying to catch the tube in the morning rush hour . |
| 5 | I enjoy band work but it can be like a habit , to the detriment of our normal lives . |
| 6 | If you have to use files created by someone else , finding out which file you want to retrieve can be like looking for a needle in a haystack , particularly if that person is out of the office . |
| 7 | But one has to be careful , a piece of derelict land can be like a magnet in attracting further dereliction . |
| 8 | ‘ We can be like a flea on their backs , but we have to be ready when they turn over . |
| 9 | Even a kiss can be like the sharp end of a wedge which has the power to pierce our body chemistry , split open our emotional equilibrium and lead desires towards the bedroom far too prematurely . |
| 10 | You know what families can be like . |
| 11 | The old and lonely are very vulnerable , and if you have sounded detached , preoccupied , or hurried during the conversation they can easily feel hurt and rejected ; and that hurt can be like an emotional graze that will remain painful until you are able to see them again and heal it . |
| 12 | Soap can be like perfume , nostalgia in its scent , |
| 13 | We are not denying that in the case of an alien culture one has less right to criticize than in one 's own , out of lack of experience of what it can be like to live in it . |
| 14 | It 's only then that you realise just what a dictatorship can be like . ’ |
| 15 | No one can be like that all the time . ’ |
| 16 | Even for the experienced programmer , coming to terms with Unix can be like learning a foreign language . |
| 17 | At that moment , and perhaps for an hour afterwards , I was on Cloud Nine — in a state of happiness , contentment , euphoria , joy and utter peace such as I have never experienced before or since : everything is all right , an inner voice said , and everything from now on will always be all right ; how wonderful to know that life can be like this . |
| 18 | ‘ It can be like that with animals , ’ said Masklin . |
| 19 | Not everyone can be like Keith Richards , drinking vodka for breakfast and shit like that . |
| 20 | Moreover , problems can be like Chinese whispers : the parents may be quite surprised at what you have been told about them and their problems . |
| 21 | When we 've decided on the names , we then have to find the best person to approach for each potential guest , and that can be like a detective job . |
| 22 | Applications can be like teaching machines , coaxing users to the right choices without penalties , says Sippl . |
| 23 | Applications can be like teaching machines , coaxing users to the right choices without penalties , says Sippl . |
| 24 | ‘ Capa can be like a father when you 're alone with him , ’ wrote Bischof . |
| 25 | The majority of the articles in this section move on from accounts of what it can be like ‘ being there ’ , to ‘ looking out ’ at some of the external issues which impinge on the teaching of mathematics in schools . |
| 26 | She was afraid , and so was I. I knew what the atmosphere at stadium events can be like , the way some people discard their inhibitions and normal standards of behaviour … |
| 27 | You 'd be on the line for a certain amount of publicity , but I 've been looking at today 's papers and it seems you 've already had a taste of what the Press can be like … ’ |
| 28 | I found out tonight what he can be like when he 's angry . |
| 29 | It can be like that in my business , too . ’ |
| 30 | Glenn Hoddle says that playing at Wembley can be like making your debut … the sight of the twin towers still gives you a buzz but they 've got to forget all about that and get on and win the game … it 's a wonderful place to play he says and the pitch should suit Swindon but they 've got to concentrate on the job in hand |