Example sentences of "[det] [subord] [pron] like " in BNC.

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1 I could do this if you like . "
2 You can keep this if you like .
3 They would return local government finance to the bad old days of domestic rates , with unrestrained power for local councils to charge householders as much as they like .
4 As long as they 're in Pesth for the start of the journey south , they can do very much as they like , although none of them will be welcome at court . ’
5 The future of the Daily Mirror is now in hock to City spivs and business tycoons — Hon. Gentlemen can shout as much as they like , but does the Prime Minister agree that citizens ' rights are best protected by pluralistic ownership of the press ?
6 Let's just think about well first of all the incoming elasticity argument right , manufactures greater than one agriculture less than one right , that 's one reason why agriculture is a declining sector right , it 's also a declining sector in world trade for the same reason that it has got a low income elasticity whereas manufacturing had a high income elasticity now , consumers like variety in food just as much as they like variety in manufactured goods alright , but what 's the problem with agricultural goods ? they 're essentially homogenous alright wheat is wheat sugar is sugar .
7 But as Lazaris reminds us , money ( like nature ) is just a set of vibrations , an illusion that we create — and we can have as much as we like of an illusion !
8 Then we men can drink and sing as much as we like ! ’
9 No doubt the Japanese can justify their prices , but as much as I like their sports cars , I would never consider buying any of their cars in the UK .
10 I like Mrs Tamm 's silence almost as much as I like the impersonality of my room .
11 First of all let me state I like him as much as I like Cuntona .
12 As much as I like dogs , I would n't do that .
13 Eat as much as you like at the smorgasbord , dinner for £10.75 , lunch £9.25 ; children under 14 £5.50/£4.75 , under four free ; full breakfast £5.75/£3/free .
14 Marvellous value in the restaurant : as much as you like of cold and hot dishes , gravadlax and roast beef , for £8.60 .
15 A favourite trip is Sioux City , a visit to an old film set built for Spaghetti Westerns where you can eat as much as you like from the western-style barbecue .
16 Just looking at the gardens , sun terraces and hills gave me an appetite ! — Still that 's no problem at Tropicana … with a buffet style service you can help yourself to as much as you like .
17 You shout at us as much as you like , if it eases you . ’
18 So provided you have the money in your account , you can spend as much as you like .
19 You can say as much as you like in a letter and it will not cost you any more than the price of a stamp .
20 The first stage : three weeks completely avoiding four foods , while eating as much as you like of everything else .
21 Happily , many drinks are calorie-free or near enough not to matter , and you can drink as much as you like of these ( see Chapter 11 and the Drinks Calorie Chart ) .
22 You can decide to be imperfect , to do things in your own time , to please yourself , not to be strong and to try only as much as you like .
23 You can play about with any of these measurements as much as you like , until you are completely happy with the garment .
24 Not only can you see the colours , but you can play with the products as much as you like .
25 and really , I mean you know , you can talk about male , female bias as much as you like but there 's an awful of actresses , and not , you know , a lot fewer actors and a lot better parts for men .
26 ‘ As much as you like , ’ Carson said .
27 ‘ As much as you like . ’
28 ‘ Cry as much as you like , Miss Cathy , ’ he said .
29 Deny it as much as you like , but we 're lovers now and shall continue to be so . ’
30 But this is like the argument about nature and the biosphere : of whether you can mess around with it as much as you like , and expect it to survive .
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