Example sentences of "be [verb] like [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In future they will be treated like other manual workers and be paid monthly salaries . |
| 2 | Frozen foods , of course , should be treated like other non-live foods and be fed very sparingly to avoid leftovers fouling the aquarium . |
| 3 | Clinicians could perhaps reduce the transmission of anxiety to disabled or ill children by more positive reassurance and support to their parents , and by helping parents whose children have recovered from complications at birth to realise that they are no longer in any danger and can be treated like other children . |
| 4 | Alcoves like this can also be treated like separate small rooms and lined with mirror ; or with the curtain or shade fabric ; or painted or papered in a colour from the room scheme which is at the same time different from the main walls . |
| 5 | They have learnt to organize , taken up arms and have fought for the right to be treated like human beings and that 's what we 're doing now . |
| 6 | The US side had previously wanted these payments to be considered like other farm supports , and reduced accordingly , in the framework of GATT 's current Uruguay Round . |
| 7 | The most disputed proposals in the bill — to cut the public service obligations of ITV and to auction ITV franchises to the highest bidder — were attacked by Mr Roy Hattersley , Labour 's deputy leader , who said : ‘ Television franchises are to be sold like second-hand motor cars . |
| 8 | Snowing patiently , for there was much of it on the ground , many snowdrops to be restored like white souls to the heavens . |
| 9 | And with Tenby already a 2–5 shot , credible challengers would be welcomed like old friends . |
| 10 | Meanwhile , the Government recently announced cuts in funding to aids groups , amid speculation it 's to lose its special status and will be funded like other serious illnesses , such as heart disease . |
| 11 | It was at this point that I came face to face with the realisation that human beings could be studied like other animals , and I went on , past chimpanzees , to investigate the behaviour of this strange creature that I christened The Naked Ape . |
| 12 | By now your super-efficient filter will be working like mad to get rid of the pollutants and will be producing quantities of nitrate . |
| 13 | If this were Knightsbridge they 'd all be tutting like crazy now . |
| 14 | That looks good actually I thought you 'd be practising like mad on your day off . |