Example sentences of "liked a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd have liked a nice cup of milky tea . |
| 2 | Ideally Reagan would have liked a more dramatic scenario whereby his armed forces , especially the US Marines , stormed the hostages ' hideout , killed their kidnappers and returned in glory with the stars and stripes held high . |
| 3 | Another , born in Ireland , whose son was a Yorkshire steelworks labourer , also liked a daily drink , but went out each night to the pub and was back regularly as it was ‘ just turned seven ’ . |
| 4 | He would have liked a good cigar . ’ |
| 5 | Ideally the research team would have liked a randomised control experimental design whereby half the eligible people would have been allocated to the action group and the remainder to the control group on a random basis . |
| 6 | She was always impressed by his fame and would have liked a theatrical career . |
| 7 | The acoustic in the solo works is a shade reverberant , and I 'd have liked a longer gap after the Concerto , but the recording quality throughout is very acceptable . |
| 8 | There was even the ruby the first earl gave his wife to celebrate the title bestowed by James Stuart in 1604 , but she would have liked a ring . |
| 9 | Liked a laugh . |
| 10 | Cecil King behaved liked a baron at the Daily Mirror in the 1960s , scolding the Wilson government and toying with the idea of political office . |
| 11 | I 'd have liked a job but you could n't , because the men had to be looked after , you just had to be there . |
| 12 | When I saw the monster from the marsh , one night , I was , I was , I was frightened , I , I , I , I was he looked liked a when I saw him I ran back to camp and I felt frightened , I hid under my sleeping bag the end |
| 13 | ‘ She must have liked a book of mine , ’ he said . |
| 14 | Old Mr. Stavanger and Mr. Andrew both liked a glass in the Masters ' Room , but neither of them ever took a drop too much . |
| 15 | All of his slides were chosen for a purpose , and were of high quality , although we would have liked a garden plan . |
| 16 | Head of Department : ‘ Yes , I 'd have liked a deputy Head of House , without increment … disappointed over that . ’ |
| 17 | It had been a long , hard day and Owen would have quite liked a whisky . |
| 18 | Well , obviously we would have liked a erm a lot more oil , oil , we got the oil , ai n't we , the horses |
| 19 | Ideally I would have liked a scan . |
| 20 | Although Laura would have liked a grand white wedding with all the trimmings , her mother had suddenly been taken ill , and clearly could n't manage all the organisation necessary for such an affair . |
| 21 | She would have liked a bath herself , but , failing that , she could have a strip wash . |
| 22 | The only minus : Our spectators would have liked a rocket in the box . |
| 23 | He would have liked a more advanced drawing course , but as that is not on offer has settled for a painting course . |
| 24 | I 'd have liked a lamb . |
| 25 | I think I would of liked a cat |
| 26 | He probably would of liked a boy , it would of mean quite nice to have a boy and a girl , girl or a boy , one of each it would of been more expensive , could n't pass the clothes down . |
| 27 | Oh I 'm not bothered about things like that , but I would have liked a decent size garden . |
| 28 | So she was , she was into Volkswagen Polos , she 's always liked a little run-around , she 'd like a Volkswagen Polo , and . |