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 .
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