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The people did not like this.

He does not like to do anything else.

I can't imagine what he was thinking to hide a thing like that from you.

Far up in the air was an object that looked like a balloon.

I don't like you to talk like that.

He wouldn't like that.

Oh, mother, I would like to know everything.

Like a bird let loose, his horse leaped forward.

The Internet does not, like the car, have a single essence.

She would like to have so much attention.

He was dressed plainly, and, with his reddish-brown hair and mud-bespattered face, looked like a hard- working countryman just in from the backwoods.

Well, whatever we do, I'd like to do it as a family.

Of course, she knew Alex well enough now to know he didn't like people to hand out information about him.

It looks just like her!

At last he saw something in the darkness that looked like two balls of fire.

He was not petted and spoiled like many other princes.

Do I like fish?

I hope to have a love like yours some day.

Now it seemed more like a vacation.

They fly hither and thither in my thought like blind birds beating the air with ineffectual wings.

The sides of the tunnel showed before them like the inside of a long spy-glass, and the floor became more level.

It meant a good deal to him to secure a home like this.

Around it were arranged, like the five points of a star, the other five brilliant balls; one being rose colored, one violet, one yellow, one blue and one orange.

The mountain before them was shaped like a cone and was so tall that its point was lost in the clouds.

The words rush through my hand like hounds in pursuit of a hare which they often miss.

But when a great scholar like Professor Kittredge interprets what the master said, it is "as if new sight were given the blind."

Dulce looked nothing like Alex.

I like this goal, and I would like to do it as well, but in bits, not bites.

It seems like you've become the resident veterinarian and the vacation is over.

I like doing things for myself.

It wasn't like him to be petty.

But I don't know anything about dressing or acting like a lady.

I did not like his plan, for I wished to enter college with my class.

On the 1st of April it rained and melted the ice, and in the early part of the day, which was very foggy, I heard a stray goose groping about over the pond and cackling as if lost, or like the spirit of the fog.

Would you like to kiss me? she whispered almost inaudibly, glancing up at him from under her brows, smiling, and almost crying from excitement.

That's more like it.

Probably I should not consciously and deliberately forsake my particular calling to do the good which society demands of me, to save the universe from annihilation; and I believe that a like but infinitely greater steadfastness elsewhere is all that now preserves it.

He was going to like the clothes she bought for the trip.

I'd like to talk to you.

That sounds like your kind of logic - always thinking of the other person first.

The vase had a very small neck, and spread out at the top like a bowl.

Yes, I am, but please don't let us do like that....

But he was kind and gentle only to those of his regiment, to Timokhin and the like--people quite new to him, belonging to a different world and who could not know and understand his past.

I'd like to, but if it's too much trouble...

You're not like him, and I'm glad.

All right, but I don't like being kept in the dark about all this.

They're cold and flabby, like cabbages, in spite of their prettiness.

Others had flat noses, protruding eyes, and ears that were shaped like those of an elephant.

Why, I feel like a colt today, replied Jim.

When I get my thoughts arranged in good order I do not like to have anything upset them or throw them into confusion.

No one would have thought that a child like you had gold about him.

The poet Whittier has written a poem about him, which you will like to hear.

All around him were the cows of the abbey, some chewing their cuds, and others like their master quietly sleeping.

I don't use history to predict the future, like some talisman that lets me pick winning lottery numbers (don't I wish).

Statistics like this are generally not rigorously calculated.

We read together, "As You Like It," Burke's "Speech on Conciliation with America," and Macaulay's "Life of Samuel Johnson."

There is a plenty of such chairs as I like best in the village garrets to be had for taking them away.

The youth may build or plant or sail, only let him not be hindered from doing that which he tells me he would like to do.

Pierre reaching the house first went into Prince Andrew's study like one quite at home, and from habit immediately lay down on the sofa, took from the shelf the first book that came to his hand (it was Caesar's Commentaries), and resting on his elbow, began reading it in the middle.

Natasha did not like the visitor's tone of condescension to childish things.

How can you torture me and yourself like that, for a mere fancy? said Nicholas taking her hand.

Once more something whistled, but this time quite close, swooping downwards like a little bird; a flame flashed in the middle of the street, something exploded, and the street was shrouded in smoke.

Some of this dust was kneaded by the feet and wheels, while the rest rose and hung like a cloud over the troops, settling in eyes, ears, hair, and nostrils, and worst of all in the lungs of the men and beasts as they moved along that road.

He was sitting on the seat the old prince used to like to sit on, and beside him strips of bast were hanging on the broken and withered branch of a magnolia.

The old man was still sitting in the ornamental garden, like a fly impassive on the face of a loved one who is dead, tapping the last on which he was making the bast shoe, and two little girls, running out from the hot house carrying in their skirts plums they had plucked from the trees there, came upon Prince Andrew.

Umm. Well, I think something like 50% of marriages fail - maybe more.

Is it always like this?

It simply wasn't like him to be rude like that.

Like her father, the dark eyes that examined Carmen revealed little emotion.

I would like to.

If it had been for both of them, they would have invited some of her friends - like Katie and Bill.

The top of the buggy caught the air like a parachute or an umbrella filled with wind, and held them back so that they floated downward with a gentle motion that was not so very disagreeable to bear.

Looking through this opening they could see the Valley of Voe lying far below them, the cottages seeming like toy houses from that distance.

Here one side of the mountain had a great hole in it, like the mouth of a cavern, and the stairs stopped at the near edge of the floor and commenced ascending again at the opposite edge.

The tops of their heads had no hair, but were carved into a variety of fantastic shapes, some having a row of points or balls around the top, others designs resembling flowers or vegetables, and still others having squares that looked like waffles cut criss-cross on their heads.

The Wizard raised one of his revolvers and fired into the throng of his enemies, and the shot resounded like a clap of thunder in that silent place.

He didn't look like a rich man, but then, what did a rich man look like?

Sarah's gentle voice was so much like the mother she lost.

He was right, of course, but his harsh words were like salt on a raw wound.

After what seemed like hours of traveling down trails that were little more than rockslides, Giddon stopped the ATV and shut off the engine.

Were his comments genuine, or simply a way to get her to like him?

It was like Connie to spend as little time on the telephone as possible.

His mother lives there with him, so it's not like we'd be all alone out there.

I think it's something about my body chemistry that they don't like.

I don't like you being up there alone.

Well, it doesn't look like you're all that scared of me right now.

If you don't like the weather, hang around until this afternoon.

I like the way you say thank you.

When I saw you standing there in the road, so beautiful, your hair flowing around you like morning mist, I couldn't let you walk away.

The truth is, I like your companionship - and I'd like my parents to meet one of my best friends.

But I would like very much a blue hair-ribbon.

One was an enormous Lion with clear, intelligent eyes, a tawney mane bushy and well kept, and a body like yellow plush.

He was very proud to think of this, and he wished that he might grow up to be like them.

They said that a bright boy like George would not long be a common sailor.

How would you like to live with me, Giotto?

You may believe the story that you like best.

He took something like an oarlock from his pocket and fastened it to the stern of the boat; then with a paddle which worked in this oarlock one of the boys could guide the boat while the other turned the paddle wheels.

All who reach old age must lose their strength and become like him, feeble and gray.

But in some ways, it's like antique furniture.

So the salesperson says, "If you like that suit, then come over here and try this one from Ralph Lauren."

I find in one of them, a letter to Mr. Anagnos, dated September 29, 1891, words and sentiments exactly like those of the book.

If a man has faith, he will co-operate with equal faith everywhere; if he has not faith, he will continue to live like the rest of the world, whatever company he is joined to.

All this naked white human flesh, laughing and shrieking, floundered about in that dirty pool like carp stuffed into a watering can, and the suggestion of merriment in that floundering mass rendered it specially pathetic.

And yet, didn't clinical words like selective reduction and gestational carrier mask the facts?

I guess because I like cooking.

His red shock of hair stood up like a flame as he glared down at her.

Destiny coughed and sat up with a wale that sounded more like a broken growl.

I think maybe she would like this, yes?

Partly because of the way he worded things, but mostly because he tried to mask his emotions - like Alex.

It seemed like forever.

That sounds like her fever finally broke.

If it's something we simply can't afford, that's one thing, but we should be encouraging things like this, Alex.

It makes me feel small when you keep things from me - like you don't trust me, or you think I'm not mature enough to handle it.

I like our relationship.

Well, I like that.

For a moment he gazed down at her, his expression much like the trapped fox in the hen house.

It felt like a sudden and painful swelling.

He's so beautiful - just like his daddy.

I didn't know it would be like this.

They would like to have such a life.

Not like I wanted to take him away from the man who had been a Dad to him.

Even the way she wore her hair, with those braids wrapped around the top of her head like a crown and the long shiny blond curls falling around her shoulders and down her back – she wasn't simply beautiful.

The idea of talking to her again was unsettling enough, but to tell her something like this?

He'd like to believe in good and the happy-ever-after, but that innocence could never be retrieved.

It was a moment that lay in her stomach like a week-long hunger, regardless of the fact that they had been gone only minutes.

Howard was a good ten years older and had far more important things on his mind – like his new position as partner at the law firm.

It was like Mom not to ask for help.

Maybe Nick and Angela would like to go with her to visit the old place in the mountains after she graduated.

Her head felt like it could float off her body.

Howard dropped her hand like it was a hot coal.

Lisa stared at him, fragments of the night before slowly fitting together like a jigsaw puzzle.

It was like Allen to think only of himself.

Right now it was like being the last person on earth.

The rear end of the car danced sideways, bouncing like a horse kicking up its heels.

Connie was a friend like that.

But after what you've been through, I guess it would seem like a picnic.

Like an Avon notice on a doorknob, the tracks in the mud were proof of an unobserved visit.

You must like seclusion.

Geez. Looks like it's been hit by a locomotive.

Living in that house and using the pool would be like a summer vacation, not a job.

You looked like a scared school girl out there when I found you.

Is it the danger you like so much?

I feel like such a fool.

You're beginning to sound like Brandon.

It was beginning to sound like fun.

Act like nothing is wrong.

The advisors of the Princess did not like this test; but she commanded them to step into the flame and one by one they did so, and were scorched so badly that the air was soon filled with an odor like that of baked potatoes.

He wrote "The Village Blacksmith," "The Children's Hour," and many other beautiful pieces which you will like to read and remember.

Now the landlord prided himself upon keeping a first-class hotel, and he feared that his guests would not like the rough-looking traveler.

Yet he was arrested last week for selling drugs to kids like little Nicholas over there?

Maybe that was the attraction she felt for people like Yancey and Allen.

His eyes were like burning balls of fire.

I knew he was capable of something like this.

I don't like publicity and I didn't want to subject my family to it either.

You might have said something in my defense last night, instead of sitting there like a lump on a log.

You sure seemed like a willing participant for a while there.

You like this ranch, you said so.

They all didn't understand that she couldn't simply run out and get a job like she had in Tulsa.

It sounded more like a statement than a question anyway.

Ridges of sparkling white sand surrounded the camp like a sleeping dragon, soaking heat from the sun - resting now so it could spit its fiery breath at them later in the day.

I like to watch them move and listen to them - I even like the way they smell.

The feather mattress held her like a soft cloud.

Bordeaux wasn't like her father, and it wasn't fair to keep comparing them.

It's about time you stopped acting like a child and...

He's almost thirty - like me.

I'd like to have your reputation.

What was the house like?

It looks like it might get bad.

I hope you like it.

I don't think you could find anything I wouldn't like.

I take it you don't like cats.

It looked like a Rainbow Trout.

Like the way his broad shoulders swayed so gracefully with each step as he strode to the corral - or the way he lounged in a doorway, coffee in one hand, one long leg thrown carelessly over the other.

Do you like flowers?

But what if you don't like it?

You like it here, don't you.

I feel like a pioneer.

It's like he didn't have a life.

He was not strong enough to work on the farm like his brothers; but he loved books and study.

Although his father was a king, Cyrus was brought up like the son of a common man.

Almost anybody could rig up an old boat like that.

So he sat there trembling and afraid; for he was a timid, bashful man and did not like to be noticed.

From that vantage point, if you had tried to look fifty years ahead to what the world would be like in the year 2500 BC, you would have expected very little change.

And that is why, if we are to use the Internet and technology to end ignorance, we still need people like Jim Haynes.

One was black as ebony, with little bunches of fuzzy hair tied with shoestrings sticking out all over her head like corkscrews.

I do not remember what they all were; but I do know that mother, father, sister, teacher were among them--words that were to make the world blossom for me, "like Aaron's rod, with flowers."

I took my "Reader for Beginners" and hunted for the words I knew; when I found them my joy was like that of a game of hide-and-seek.

She feared for her brother who was in it, was horrified by and amazed at the strange cruelty that impels men to kill one another, but she did not understand the significance of this war, which seemed to her like all previous wars.

It's feminine enough, but it looks like something grandma would wear.

He had indicated enough times that he would like to see her in something a little more feminine and fashionable.

Señor Medena eyed Carmen thoughtfully, but like Alex, there was no way of knowing what was on his mind.

Christmas was only a few days away, and yet it didn't seem like Christmas.

But then, a party didn't seem like something Señor Medena would plan.

Yeah, I think it's more like a miniature rodeo.

A friend, certainly, but their relationship was also romantic so best friend didn't seem like a good description.

I feel like we're drifting apart here.

The way he acted tonight was a little too much like he did when he came home from the hospital.

He didn't sound like he had a cold.

At the time she had thought Dulce was annoyed because she didn't like the punch.

That's unusual, I know, but we both like it that way.

Maybe, but how else would you explain things like this?

More like Dulce has been talking to me.

It's a reality - like morning sickness.

He was fallible like everyone else.

Was that why she looked like she was going to cry?

It didn't seem like Christmas.

He had never mentioned what Christmas had been like at his home.

I guess my life isn't very interesting to other people, but Alex and I like the way we live.

Alondra and Felipa were watching her intently, and even Señor Medena seemed to be interested in what their life was like at home.

At the moment he looked so much like Alex.

Like Alex, it was impossible to guess what was going on in his mind by the expression on his face.

Whether we want to admit it or not, we all wish everyone would like us.

Something about it looked warm and cozy - like home.

The table and chairs were made of a dark rich wood, and the tiles on the floor looked like polished bricks.

I really like the look of wood - especially when it looks this graceful.

He'd be following shortly, trying to make it look like he was the injured party.

He was making noises like his father was the one he didn't trust, but it wasn't that simple.

What have you two been arguing about, and why did you kiss your brother like that?

Right now she'd like to kiss those smooth lips - and she might if she didn't know where they'd been last.

You look cute like that.

Felipa looked like she wanted to eat the words.

It seemed like only a few seconds before the uncomfortable feeling became nausea.

After what seemed like a short wait, they boarded another plane.

The aroma of cologne surrounded him and his breath smelled like he had recently brushed his teeth.

I pretend like I know what's right and wrong, but I don't.

Alex was secretive and he did like to be in control.

Alex is a lot like his father in some ways.

Considering her own feelings about Alex, and the fact that he was a lot like his father, it wasn't hard to imagine that his mother never got over Señor Medena.

He came back from a trip down there one time and was upset because he said Uncle Fabrice treated him like a dunce in front of customers.

It seemed like hours in the emergency room before the diagnosis.

Her eyes were bloodshot but otherwise she looked pale lying on the sheets like a limp doll.

She sobbed and begged them to let her out until Carmen felt like her heart was being brutally wrenched from her body.

Another way he was like Alex.

March came in like a lion with a snow storm.

It looked like she was pregnant.

You spring something on me and then you just shut me out - like what I feel isn't important.

That didn't sound like Alex.

Alex didn't like highly spiced food, so she decided to bake Cornish game hens for the base of the meal.

When Destiny wanted to wear a ring like mommy, Carmen tied a yellow ribbon around her finger and made a bow of it on the top.

Would you like to play a game?

He would simply evade the question - like he did in Texas.

He's treating you like he did me.

You're trying to live like your parents, Carmen.

I don't deserve someone like you.

When Alex approached Carmen about giving Tessa some money, she said it was up to him, but keep in mind that the issue could have been something like drugs.

Like two bull Elk, they were each so focused on pushing the other back that they had forgotten anyone else existed.

What felt good a minute ago now sounded like suicide.

He doesn't like the feeding tube.

I would like small children to be there.

That car didn't look like much even when it was clean, but it was reliable.

It looks like I'll have to accept your invitation to spend the night, but I'll pay you as soon as I get my things.

I feel like I just started living again.

It isn't what it looks like.

So did I. Maybe you feel like we both betrayed your trust.

Dropping it now would be like losing another friend.

Her pulse pounded like a drum in her ears.

The odor was strong, almost pungent, like... that was it, clay!

Difficult as it was to believe he was involved in something like this, it was even harder to believe he had no interest in her.

If he was angry, he certainly wasn't acting like he usually did.

She used the same suit cases when she came and she had the same clothes, but it didn't look like there was enough room to put it all in.

You don't like being deceived.

Tucked into the braids were delicate flowers that circled her head like a golden crown.

I didn't think I had a chance of getting someone like you to sit for me.

Well, yes I do, but I don't know why I gave in to temptation at a time like that.

She didn't act like she was afraid of him.

She acted like she was trying to protect him.

He sold his first painting at age fifteen – something like $17,000.

She didn't want to believe he was doing something like that, but it was fresh on her mind that the unthinkable actually does happen.

Brandon stood, his tall form unfolding like an accordion until he towered over her again.

It looks like a storeroom for HP.

Ever since Michael discovered that Brandon lives here, he's followed me around like a puppy.

It wasn't like he was such a fine catch, either.

With her own bedroom came responsibilities – things like not waking up anyone else.

You'll like it, just wait and see.

Why Michael wasn't following her like all the other guys was beyond Adrienne's comprehension.

Maybe he didn't like competition.

How would you like to be my date?

Fried chicken, gravy, biscuits - did they eat like this all the time?

You're probably not used to eating like this, but when you're cooking for men...

You've never seen the like.

It served him right, sitting there like that with barely a word in her defense.

The old house groaned with each gust of wind, but it felt like a happy house.

Like her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Marsh had the kind of marriage she would like to have some day – happy.

You lay the reins against one side of his neck, like this.

They exchanged knowing glances, and treated her like a lost dog.

It isn't like we're little kids, you know.

You mean like a date?

You mean like a real date?

At first she was too stunned to respond, and then passion hit her like the fiery breath of a dragon.

She tried her voice once before she managed to speak, and even then the voice didn't sound like her own.

It's not like I'm asking you to run away with me.

I know how you like to scrutinize a thing to death.

You're just like your father.

The warmth of his muscular chest was like a magnet.

Look. If I went up there, he'd think just like you are.

They should have waited until after school was out, like she had suggested.

A quick look revealed the speedometer was nearing the ninety mark - or did it merely look like it from her seat?

Mrs. Marsh sat in a chair opposite Adrienne, hunched over like an old woman.

It simply wasn't like Rachel to talk that way.

Like he said; he only has one mother, and he can finish his schooling later.

He looked like a rancher in his faded denim jeans and plaid shirt.

It seems like years since I saw you last.

It did sound like an interesting job, and she wasn't likely to see Brandon anyway.

She knew some students like that, but none would be found in their apartment.

Miss Clara chuckled like a mother hen.

Last time we talked, you sounded like you never wanted to see me again.

It looks like we've got company.

A woman your age ought to be looking for a husband – or already married, not chasing all over creation in pants, trying to act like a man.

You mean like cooking?

Maybe Pete didn't like your cooking.

She ignored his implication that women should be punished like children.

If we all treated you like one of the guys, wouldn't you be a little disappointed?

She's got a sharp tongue, but she could make shoe soles taste like fine steak.

Looked like a hunting party of fifteen or twenty.

He was like a grandfather to her.

Sounds like a good job for a woman, doesn't it?

I don't mind, but I'd like to know my efforts are appreciated.

If you want me to cook them, you'd better clean them up so they don't look like snakes.

If I had a horse like you I wouldn't drag him out in this awful desert.