Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] i like [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | I mean I I went in there yesterday , I think it was , or this morning erm he put wet shirts into the wardrobe admittedly with the doors open but that bedroom is not a bedroom that I like to get any dampness in at all , Brenda . |
2 | Usually I start in my bedroom and I like to get to the top of the stairs by the baby 's lunchtime , and then I stop and give them lunch and then I carry on and get on quite well . |
3 | ‘ I play football and I like watching it . |
4 | I am good at breast stroke , butterfly and I like to practise handstands . |
5 | An' if you mus ' know I like wearin' nice clothes an' I like the way boys look at me when I go down the schtreet an' I like to look sexy an' I like lipstick an' showin' meself off an' all that I enjoy it . |
6 | ‘ I prefer playing at centre half because I like to attack the ball in the air and I 'm in the thick of it more in the middle . ’ |
7 | I like cooking and I like playing with the children , doing things for them — I do n't like the basic cleaning . |
8 | So I expect to see er improvements in confidence backed by greater provision and I like to see that directed at the venture capital , risk capital , long term capital . |
9 | ‘ Both my husband and I like to keep warm . |
10 | ‘ I just like to have fun and I like to hang out with people who like to have fun . |
11 | I feel really angry I mean I 'm you might say because of my job that I I ought to be law abiding but I am a law abiding person and i like to think that I would go along with all all the laws because they are they are brought in for the benefit of all . |
12 | My wife and I like to travel . |
13 | ‘ I like a drink and I like to have a good time ! |
14 | I am still firmly of the belief that I like to walk out of the client 's house with a cheque , because that 's a commitment , and then the next premium comes out of the direct debit . |
15 | erm and I 'd just got one comment that I like to make and er then the question . |
16 | It 's tragic — there 's a chap along this road that I like to keep my eye on and it 's as long as it 's short — to lose your eldest boy . |
17 | ‘ I 've got pace and I like to take defenders on either wide down the flanks or through the middle . |
18 | I mean I like dancing and music but I like to have a chat with , I ca n't , I ca n't be bothered if I ca n't chat properly because you ca n't hear yourself |
19 | If that 's being an idiot then I guess I 'm an idiot , and I 'll be a happy idiot because I like travelling light and having fun . |
20 | I says I want to listen to it , you know , I said I 've heard it with C D going through it with about four sets of speakers , but I want to listen to it through eight sets of speakers with cassette , a cassette that I like to make sure , to my type , he says I guarantee you now you will like it , he says you will like he says , he says we do a ten day er return thing , he says you buy something , he says you bring it back within ten days undamaged we 'll give you money back if you do n't like the quality of the sound , for whatever reason we 'll give you your money back . |
21 | I mean people do n't always agree on what evidence means ; they do n't always agree on what is the best thing to do , erm and I 've developed the idea that it 's possible to do an evaluation that I like to call divergent in the sense that there might be several different things that one might do as a result of it . |
22 | you know for my to school and I like to say something about you know who oh it 's true |
23 | And I like erm erm knitting and crocheting and I like cycling and I like running and erm I like walking and erm I was very fortunate to be able to go to Nepal the other week . |
24 | I like to watch the phosphorescence curling away from the hull and I like to watch the brilliant specks of light fade in the black deep water far in the ship 's wake . |
25 | Oh yes varied , and there interesting , with , with children , particularly if they erm if I 'm doing workshops er with art and writing workshops and we come across an abstract picture , the children music , and , we , as a way into their vocabulary which is n't as large as their , their writing skills , and there 'll , there 'll decipher an abstract picture , wonderful language and I like doing that you know |
26 | I do n't want to do that because I have a young family and I like living in Hoylake . ’ |
27 | ‘ I live on Eighth Street and I like walking in the rain . ’ |
28 | I have to admit that this is a feature I can live without most of the time but I like to have access to one for important documents where a silly slip would be embarrassing . |
29 | so , erm I mean think we 're in their hands and that 's why I was a bit apprehensive about doing publicity for it at such an early stage because I like to see i 's dotted and t 's crossed er but however I 'll chase them up again in the next few days |