Example sentences of "like be " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ They do n't like being shunted about . |
| 32 | Maisie , like Henry , did not like being lifted . |
| 33 | I just do n't like being told that boys and men are bad . |
| 34 | ‘ I do n't like being got at . |
| 35 | He had very few spare clothes and did not like being found out . |
| 36 | The USA , which well within the memory of the majority of its inhabitants , was the world 's leading oil supplier , does not like being dependent on imported oil , particularly oil imported from areas of the world where political unrest means that a loss of supply — for instance through a closure of the Strait of Hormuz — is always a possibility . |
| 37 | Donald , who did n't like being so rudely woken up and then bumped about , yelled at the top of his voice . |
| 38 | Most of all she did n't like being too far from town to join a Brownie Guide Pack — and even now , when she looked like being able to get into the town , she could n't join the Brownie Pack ! |
| 39 | I do not really like being touched by a stranger since I had been mildly attacked as a child , but something told me this was no casual greeting . |
| 40 | Whether it was because she knew she was my baby and did not like being with ward Sister , I shall not know , but she only gained two ounces the first week . |
| 41 | NOTE Men may not like being taken to the toilet by a woman , nor a woman by a man . |
| 42 | I do n't much like being out of door in the rain or the extreme cold or even the extreme heat — although when the weather is right I hugely enjoy walking aimlessly and observing all about me . |
| 43 | ‘ But you did n't like being at home , ’ said Breeze gently . |
| 44 | I do n't like being called sir , and the way he said it made my flesh grue . |
| 45 | But he did n't like being imprisoned any more than me and one night made off across the wire with a pal of his , disposing of a sentry along the way . |
| 46 | He and Nell were agreeing that after the scene the actors would leave again ( all except Giles-the-murderer ) , even though they did n't like being banished all the time and were complaining about it . |
| 47 | Watering can also be tricky as poinsettias do not like being too damp ; pour water into its saucer or carefully into the compost , never water all over the foliage . |
| 48 | Is not used to and does not like being dependent on others . |
| 49 | On–y the other day she was saying to me that people with no parents did n't like being asked questions . ’ |
| 50 | ‘ I just do n't like being used by rich politicians , ’ Ellen said angrily , though I silently noted she had no objections to taking their money . |
| 51 | Professional carpet fitters get paid per square metre ( or yard ) of carpet laid , and they do n't like being given fiddly jobs like kitchens , bathrooms , or small bedrooms , unless they are part of a whole-house installation . |
| 52 | Zero , 25 , a self-proclaimed otaku , flunked out of the maths department at Tokyo 's Keio University because he did n't like being ordered around by teachers to whom he felt superior . |
| 53 | Because black guys do n't like being exposed . |
| 54 | I knew that Niki had not been happy at Ferrari , that he found the pressure of the Italian press and of Italians in general something abhorrent , that he did n't like being attacked in that country 's three sporting dailies as a failure , and that he found the byzantine intricacies of Ferrari 's Maranello a bit hard to take . |
| 55 | Lewis did not like being corrected but he had to take it , and with a smile . |
| 56 | I disliked these two intensely and did n't like being told off for being rude to them , so I told her peevishly that I was n't staying while they were there and kicked off the slippers , put on my clogs and ran out banging the door behind me . |
| 57 | The emphasis is on the word ‘ gentle ’ , and that 's a good idea first thing in the morning , because the body does not like being rudely awakened from a deep sleep by 50 press-ups and a sprint round the block . |
| 58 | ‘ Yes , I like animals but I do n't like being told what to think before I 've had a chance to make up my own mind ! ’ |
| 59 | I do n't like being made a fool of ! ’ |
| 60 | Does n't like being put on the spot and adopts conceptualising and abstract thinking to counter this . |