Example sentences of "not like [be] " in BNC.

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31 Owen did not like being reminded that he was , so far as police work was concerned , an amateur .
32 At the same time , socialists do not like being reminded of their own dismal record when in government a long time ago .
33 George did not like being firm with Lennie but he knew that he had to be cruel to be kind .
34 My leg , which never mended properly after the accident , has not liked being cooped and cramped and bound , and like a mistreated animal it has turned against its master , making itself all pain .
35 Those she does n't like are ‘ cursed ’ or ‘ afflicted ’ .
36 The only things he does n't like are the narrow ramps on to aeroplanes , so we have to get behind him with a broom .
37 Some of my negative qualities that I like are : Some that I do n't like are :
38 Only ones I do n't like are the ones in like oh that does n't matter cos he 's allowed to do that cos it 's a keep clear zone there .
39 What Muslim men do n't like is for their women to work outside the home , potentially in the company of strange men .
40 What I do n't like is the noise .
41 All I do n't like is , rags , ill taste , ill-shapes … .
42 ‘ Obviously what I do n't like is a dirty player .
43 ‘ What you do n't like is commitment , ’ said Emily .
44 What I do n't like is being large , you know ,
45 The only thing Joanne really does n't like is her pretty dresses .
46 Er I mean it could just be that they do n't like it , so anything which they do n't like is grating or
47 But what I do n't like is that Hilary Frome seems to spend a lot of time with him . ’
48 The only thing that I do n't like is the silly little protection book that contains pictorial passwords which must be looked up after loading the game .
49 What they do n't like is turning up at the House of Commons and having to do some work , because they ca n't stand the pressure .
50 It 's just that I mean this is the only thing about Halloween that I do n't like is the import from America of this trick or treat nonsense .
51 the only one I do n't like is the e economics ones
52 the only one I do n't like is that bloody oh erm , what 's the other one , deep sea water , something lately for kids , his got his own kiddies programme , Maid Marian , take the piss out of
53 What I do n't like is that we went back did n't we , I do n't know if you saw my thing to David where we report back on a fax , report every month
54 Oh I do n't like is she showing her tummy ?
55 The only thing I did n't like was the monotonous khaki wool .
56 What he did n't like was the way some of them looked at him as a potential John .
57 One bit of the letter I did n't like was the comment about strengthening the 1979 Act which , more properly should be abolished altogether .
58 The only thing I did n't like was being called ‘ Porky ’ .
59 It starts off one of the first things we did n't like was the title .
60 Er , the only one I did n't like was erm but she looked quite so Claire would call .
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