Example sentences of "the [noun] likes " in BNC.
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| 1 | But what the guitar likes to hear , to my mind , the real harmonic nature of the guitar , is major intervals , triads and things . |
| 2 | Yes , of course , they will say , there is clear evidence that the Department of Trade and Industry fouled up badly — maladministration as the Ombudsman likes to call it . |
| 3 | The Bore likes to hear the sound of his own voice and jumps into each debate at the earliest opportunity , whether he has anything to offer or not . |
| 4 | I suppose that 's why the Prince likes them so much . |
| 5 | The Führer likes to have staff meetings now and then in the map room . |
| 6 | Clearly it is easier to assess the predominant function used by an extrovert than that used by an introvert , just because the extrovert likes immediate communication . |
| 7 | The parlourmaid likes it because it saves her … ’ |
| 8 | Which is how the breadhead likes it . |
| 9 | But whereas the administration likes to talk about a greener and more internationally competitive car industry , Detroit wants to spend any available support on overcoming bread-and-butter engineering obstacles in complying with environmental legislation . |
| 10 | The girl likes to ski — it 's her sport . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Whether the council likes it or not I am the town 's MP and I am a minister . |
| 12 | The carter said ‘ Yes , please ’ , so Grandmother put the pudding on a plate , placed it on the table , whereupon the carter said ‘ Me and the boy likes the ends ’ . |
| 13 | Read this story as often as the child likes hearing it . |
| 14 | The lady likes poetry . ’ |
| 15 | In the 1990s the Bar likes to proclaim that all that has changed , that it is no longer dominated by men who have been to public schools followed by Oxford or Cambridge . |
| 16 | ‘ Not a bit , it 's just that I do n't tell anything , you see , and the Community likes that , they feel I 'm part of them . |
| 17 | ‘ Every part of the body likes to ask its own questions too , I believe , ’ he continued . |
| 18 | Ministry guitarist Mick Scaccia , who drew the short straw and is rooming with Al , tells me that the singer likes to maintain a temperature of 100 degrees in his hotel room . |
| 19 | The General likes to keep in practice . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ The Gruncher likes his meat roasted , and the fire roasts it as it goes down . ’ |
| 21 | No wonder people can not believe in a Devil like that ; it supports the old adage that the Devil likes nothing better than to be denied . |
| 22 | The wife likes the car because it is easy to drive and to park . |
| 23 | The consumer likes to identify with the commercial |
| 24 | And the mother says , ‘ The babby likes to stroke the fur , they 're like cuddly toys ’ ; and I says , ‘ Jesus , woman , you do realize there 's enough poison in them rats to kill a bloody army ? ’ ’ |
| 25 | The Commission likes to play a positive , enabling role , working with schools and LEAs to ensure that best practice is adopted and that , once it has been identified , illegal practice is replaced in line with the Commission 's recommendations . |
| 26 | The milkman likes Mummy . |
| 27 | But the Government likes to submit to free market forces and developers attempt to respond , rather than taking into account where new homes should be built in the best interests of the public . |
| 28 | The smuttier the better , I thinks ; bless you ! the gals likes it as much as we do . |
| 29 | ‘ The bastard likes the nags . ’ |
| 30 | The Church likes time to say its prayers . |