Example sentences of "like be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I like being in the country very much indeed . |
| 32 | ‘ I like being in the kitchen — it 's my domain , ’ says Sheila , who , it must be said , does look more at home behind a microphone than a mixing bowl . |
| 33 | Many courts rubber stamp them and those children who like being in secure units may not press to leave . |
| 34 | ‘ You always like being in charge ? ’ she heard him ask . |
| 35 | I like being in a war and I like being there because it 's a great adventure for me , but my duty is to be there for a reason , not just to have a bloody good time … |
| 36 | The light from the bathroom leaves a rectangle of sense on the floor , but we like being in shadow . |
| 37 | And besides , I like being in the company of a pretty girl , even if she does look only twelve . ’ |
| 38 | For some reason , even though he was often sharp and rather short with her , however kind he was to his poor patients , she had begun to like being with him . |
| 39 | I 'm with you , for a start , and I happen to like being with you . |
| 40 | The films Gloria liked were about love and people singing to each other . |
| 41 | All the drawings Cizek liked were amongst those I had done on my own and not under supervision ; which I was glad of . |
| 42 | She liked being on the go . |
| 43 | I quite liked being on my own , most of the time . ’ |
| 44 | He liked being with Steve and Paul because they were like his bit of rough . |
| 45 | She liked being with women she was fond of . |
| 46 | But she claimed she liked being with him , she liked making him happy , and she liked doing what he did . |
| 47 | ‘ That she liked being in the wood . ’ |
| 48 | ‘ It was she who liked being in France . |
| 49 | Over the months Jay found she liked being around Lucy , enjoyed desiring her and doing nothing about it . |
| 50 | She had never liked being in the dark , especially being in unfamiliar places in the dark . |
| 51 | She likes being at parties and getting off her face ! |
| 52 | ‘ Madonna likes being in the eye of the storm but this time she was safely tucked away in New York . ’ |
| 53 | I 'm actually very dubious about this idea indeed because I , I do n't think that anybody actually likes being in a situation where they simply have to do what they 're told |