Example sentences of "like [adv] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Father 's Day I think what he 'd like best is to go shopping and then he 'll take me out , to Dunstable Downs to see the gliders . ’ |
| 2 | What he 'd like best is to stay in bed on Father 's Day . |
| 3 | So you you do n't like really being on your own then ? |
| 4 | The time I like best is the evening when it 's cool . |
| 5 | What I like best is to talk to fellow artists . |
| 6 | The one I like best is Lizzie Webb 's ‘ The Body Programme ’ , which starts off very gently and incorporates exercises that any age group can attempt . |
| 7 | It is very often flavoured with liqueurs such as Strega or Grand Marnier , but the version I personally like best is this one which has a caramel flavour . |
| 8 | What I like best is a job is a job . |
| 9 | The Invention I like best is the one after the one he loves best — he loves the fifth , and I the sixth . |
| 10 | ‘ The images which I like best are the ones which other people like — which have the best response . |
| 11 | This may not be downright evil , but in the absence of potential disbarments ( like possibly being a rubber doll ) it requires a considerable amount of bad faith . |
| 12 | But the weekly half-hour I liked best was devoted to the old music hall songs of the ‘ gay nineties ’ , many of which I had heard my father sing . |
| 13 | He did n't find writing easy and the bit he liked best was his signature , an elaborate affair of practised flourishes . |
| 14 | There was a still earlier view which said that he was an arrogant little brat and that what he liked best was having fun , preferably at the expense of others . |
| 15 | What I liked best was his pride in his Union Jack shorts . |
| 16 | The one I liked best was against Mike Weaver . |
| 17 | But what Katherine liked best were the corner shelves which housed three miniature cities , carved out of wood and painted by an expert hand so that they evoked future urban landscapes . |
| 18 | The people she liked best were the consultants . |
| 19 | ’ And Lorna Bottomley : ‘ I liked simply being in Oxford , the long peaceful days , the endless talk about life , the gentle witty courtesy of my tutor Miss Farnell , the few unobtrusive but sufficient rules about hours and gowns and guests … ’ |