Example sentences of "[noun] like they [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The birds just sort of bob their heads like they 're wind up toys . |
| 2 | But our spy at the Barcelona Olympics tells us : ‘ Barbara was hugging Boris 's parents like they were her own . |
| 3 | He says things like they are . |
| 4 | One lesson he can be really soft and anyone could get away with murder ( well , almost ) and the next lesson he goes all strict on you and starts giving out lines and detentions like they were past their sell-by date . |
| 5 | I was dialling it when I heard the door of Flat 2 open and I glanced over my shoulder to see Fenella , who had added pyjama trousers to her stripey shirt , and Lisabeth , in an ankle-length woollen dressing-gown , creeping down the stairs like they were doing a commercial for a new edition of A. A. Milne books . |
| 6 | R's like they are putting you in a helpless position and expecting you to be able to operate from there . |
| 7 | ‘ I want police like they are on television , like The Bill , where they get stuck right in , ’ says one boy . |
| 8 | We see another bunch of outdoor reporters huddled into their coat collars , clutching mikes like they were chocolate lollies . |
| 9 | ‘ In this back street , ’ he said , ‘ they were making coffins like they were going out of fashion . ’ |