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"Did you like the film?" "I thought it was brilliant."

I'm one of the few people who doesn't actually like champagne.

He used to like spending Friday nights with the boys.

It's just as well you're not here - you wouldn't like the noise.

I like films with a lot of action.

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The youngest boys are so close in age they look like twins.

Sam's been prowling about like a caged animal all morning.

The blackbird, like most birds, breeds in the spring.

She's behaving like a spoilt brat.

"What was the weather like?" "It rained all week."

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It seems like they've got lost.

It looks like we'll be late.

He looks like he never washes.

It seems like she's always angry.

It looks like he'll pass the exam after all.

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It's not like you to behave like this, Alice - I'm surprised at you !

I'm worried about your sister - it isn't like her to be so late.

"They had even arranged a car to collect us from the airport." "Isn't that just like them? They're so thoughtful!"

"The boys had eaten all the food before we arrived." "That sounds just like them - what pigs!"

It wouldn't be like Mum to go out without her handbag.

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Expenses like office phone bills are tax deductible .

I prefer hard cheeses, like Cheddar.

We were always told that cholesterol, in foods like eggs, was a major cause of heart disease.

It can sometimes be difficult to give a verbal description of things like colours and sounds.

It's unusual to have adult conversation like that with such a young child.