Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] be like " in BNC.
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| 1 | We wondered what a Bishop 's Palace would be like , I think William had expectations of maidservants and throne rooms , but it turned out more like a typical Kiwi residence . |
| 2 | And I said yes , I said you know what Sue can be like , you 've been with her for twelve months and you 're daft enough |
| 3 | It was n't only the thought of what Liti would be like when they were alone . |
| 4 | Imagine what Liverpool would be like if the Labour Party had refused to organise there over the past century . |
| 5 | We are losing our liberties and our heritage and he declared ‘ I tremble what Ulster will be like when the children in our homes reach the years I have reached . |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | Trying to recreate something as well-known as Layla must be like trying to forge a Picasso . |
| 8 | Traditional Socialist values , notably egalitarianism , remain but , as Roy Hattersley frequently complains , Labour as a party has not embodied them in policies — or even slogans — that enunciate a clear vision of what a Labour Britain would be like . |
| 9 | Although he said it is really too early to tell what life in the US will be like under President Clinton , Gates said the US economy is definitely coming back , but that it has changed . |
| 10 | Wimbledon with no Dan will be like strawberries with no cream |
| 11 | Sara stood on deck for hours , watching the seabirds gliding along beside the ship , listening to the gruff conversations of the men on deck , and wondering — endlessly — what Dom João would be like . |
| 12 | So , I said this I said erm I said oh Jan says something all I 'm I 've known what Sandra can be like , you know erm you know well I was with her for three |
| 13 | So anyway , she said oh yeah , so I know what Sandra can be like and I 've been with her |
| 14 | Stalin is reported to have remarked at the end of the war that to establish communist rule in Poland would be like ‘ trying to saddle a cow ’ and Soviet relations with that country ( the largest and most populous in Eastern Europe ) have borne out these apprehensions . |
| 15 | Yet , in October 1987 , in the post ‘ Strangeways ’ scramble , Andy Rourke , Mike Joyce and , to a lesser extent , Craig Gannon , were beginning to realise that life after The Smiths would be like starting over again . |
| 16 | Can you imagine what the offspring of the BMX Bandits will be like ? ! |