Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] like to be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Modigliani found her attentions annoying ; he enjoyed the sport of courting and did not like to be chased . |
| 2 | He did not like to be contradicted . |
| 3 | He did not like to be kept waiting at a locked gate . |
| 4 | She did n't know very much about romance , to be sure , just enough to know that it seemed to be a force that did not like to be tamed and squeezed into the orderly compartments of people 's lives . |
| 5 | She did not like to be reminded of dead things , even flies , by the stiff , still bits of leg . |
| 6 | I did n't like to be touched by almost anyone . |
| 7 | The solicitor laid a hand on his arm , making Edward wince : he did n't like to be touched . |
| 8 | He did n't like to be bested . ’ |
| 9 | She did n't like to be deprived of her drama . |
| 10 | Barry did n't like to be pressured . |