Example sentences of "not like be " in BNC.
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1 | What they do not like is being let down . |
2 | Erm but one of the things they did not like is for erm to have a sales consultant on the medical practice for three weeks using their |
3 | ‘ The one thing that bullies do not like is being humiliated and degraded . |
4 | Besides I see Tracey at the weekends so we can talk about that ’ , The bit she did not like was writing it up . |
5 | The only dish that we did not like was fish cooked a la Galego , which seemed to mean boiled and then doused with spicy olive oil . |
6 | I do not like being forced to this conclusion . |
7 | However , if we do not like being judged by an external tribunal , if we do not like our citizens being interrogated by foreign judges about acts committed in the United Kingdom , if we do not like our Acts of Parliament and our internal administration being scrupulously picked over by a European Commission , if we do not like the relations between the Crown and its possessions being altered over our heads , the remedy is in our own hands . |
8 | Israelis , used to instant retaliation , do not like being sitting ducks . |
9 | I learned quickly that she did not like being ‘ told ’ . |
10 | She did not like being a victim . |
11 | Maisie , like Henry , did not like being lifted . |
12 | He had very few spare clothes and did not like being found out . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | NOTE Men may not like being taken to the toilet by a woman , nor a woman by a man . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | Is not used to and does not like being dependent on others . |
18 | Lewis did not like being corrected but he had to take it , and with a smile . |
19 | 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 . |
20 | She had a very jolly time in Korea and she does not like being photographed by the Press . |
21 | Congressmen and senators did not like being bombarded with an estimated eighty legislative proposals in Carter 's first year and were unim-pressed by his resistance to compromise , his aversion to bargaining and his threats to go over their heads directly to the people . |
22 | People do not like being photographed on their way to or from work . |
23 | In the end she decided that she did not like being a sightseer : the role filled her with an obscure rage . |
24 | She did not like being touched , not ever ! |
25 | An extension of this is that people do not like being insulted . |
26 | They like being flattered , or congratulated , or encouraged : they certainly do not like being put down . |
27 | ‘ She was very proud of her success , not guilty , and did not like being made to feel so , ’ one friend explained . |
28 | He was worried that a dairymaid might leave the dairy , and then her cows would not like being milked by a stranger . |
29 | His face showed he had fought against passion and won , but did not like being the winner . |
30 | ‘ They do not like being deceived , the Soldier-folk . |