Example sentences of "be like [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Davos the hippy wears big flares — so big they 're like vast flapping sails . |
2 | ‘ I 've always disliked the idea of couples when they 're like Siamese twins , like it 's always ‘ Charlie and Kate' ’ , and it 's never one alone . |
3 | It 's difficult to get matches under your belt when you 're like that . |
4 | They 're like that . ’ |
5 | They 're like that , are n't they ? |
6 | They 're like that vixen . |
7 | And we 're like that : we write ‘ This Is How It Feels ’ and then we can do ‘ Further Away ’ , which is reminiscent of ‘ Light My Fire ’ . ’ |
8 | We 're like that , Stuart and me . |
9 | They 're like that , and then they 've got a shuttlecock the shuttlecock used to er have er like a a cork thing and then there used to be feathers round . |
10 | ‘ I think they 're like that in Lewis and Harris . |
11 | ‘ Well , they 're like that , believe me . |
12 | Er and always always clean and in those , even when you were , you had to behave yourself when you were not on duty when you were , even if you , she saw you out not looking er smart she 'd soon tell you about it , er , no you let the hospital down when you , you 're like that . |
13 | When you 're like that . |
14 | ‘ I like them when they 're like that , do n't you ? |
15 | I really hate you when you 're like that . ’ |
16 | You 're like that girl Flavia : you think I do n't know what goes on around me , but I 've got my eyes open . ’ |
17 | we 're like that are n't we ? |
18 | Cos they 're going flat out when they 're like that , it 's not like you gon na say like , when you go on a , like overtake mode , when you 're like that , they are flat out down the straight , all you go to get a out . |
19 | Cos they 're going flat out when they 're like that , it 's not like you gon na say like , when you go on a , like overtake mode , when you 're like that , they are flat out down the straight , all you go to get a out . |
20 | strip , straight them open so that , they 're like that a bit instead er |
21 | When th you 're like that . |
22 | He does n't look at your face they 're like that looking at her , well I hate that . |
23 | mm thing is , I mean you 're like that are n't ya ? |
24 | Those two that you had in , you 'd of thought they 'd have bloomed quicker , but there 's they 're like that ! |
25 | They 're like that . |
26 | She 's coming round , sh you know , she understands it 's for her benefit as well because the doors on the council houses they 're like that , just rotten ! |
27 | You 're very unpleasant when you 're like that boy ! |
28 | Yeah but that 's them , they 're like that |
29 | Well I do n't understand how they 're like that cos I mean there 's , this side of the pot has n't got any and I would of thought I would of put them in |
30 | They 're worth a bit when they 're like that are n't they ? |