On the one hand, you felt as if they were doing a pretty good imitation of a British command briefing.

They saw a surprisingly blue sky which was a good imitation of the real thing.

The voice was high and sweet, a good imitation of a real female's.

"Well, you do a very good imitation of having just woke up."

In those six months he worked at many jobs and developed into a very good imitation of a genuine worker.

"If not, he was giving a good imitation of it," she said.

When a hat had been put on the head, the thing was a good imitation of a man.

It sounded like someone doing a not very good imitation of his father.

My own breath was doing a good imitation of smoke in the cold air.

Not exactly, although he was doing an awfully good imitation.