Example sentences of "it is like [v-ing] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is like trying to ladle out the sea with a sieve . ) |
| 2 | It is like trying to predict the outcome of a game of chess before anyone has made a move . |
| 3 | For thirty minutes it is like trying to push a marshmallow into a coinbox . |
| 4 | It is like trying to push on a piece of string : it can not be done . |
| 5 | It is like trying to get a firm grip on a plateful of pudding . |
| 6 | Again , the control layout would bother me because the volume pot for the bridge pickup is the middle of the three , but I think I could get used to it — although at present it is like trying to get used to driving a new car where they 've put the gearstick in the middle of the passenger seat . |