Example sentences of "like being [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't like being up three flights of stairs at night without a candle . |
| 3 | ‘ Ah , well , you see , Beryl does n't like being on her own in the house at night . ’ |
| 4 | She did n't like immobility , she did n't like being on her own , and she did n't like the fact that the wallet still had n't been given back to her , not when she 'd nicked it at great personal risk . |
| 5 | Do n't you like being on tape ? |
| 6 | ‘ But you did n't like being at home , ’ said Breeze gently . |
| 7 | I do n't like being without a woman for long . ’ |
| 8 | He did n't like being in a position of ignorance on any subject , and started probing . |
| 9 | What 's it say that the people who do n't like being in groups |
| 10 | Do you like being in the bath with your father ? |
| 11 | At her parents home in Parkgate , The Grange , she said : ‘ I do n't intend to start smoking and I do n't like being in the company of people who smoke , especially when we are on holiday abroad and people smoke at the table . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't like being in hospitals , ’ she complained to the consultant . |
| 13 | and this woman , she 's ninety odd and she does n't like being in the room on her own so when she goes to bed mum goes with her . |
| 14 | I like being with Mick . ’ |
| 15 | I like being with people , but there 's times when I want to be on my own . |
| 16 | Oh you like being with her do n't you ? |
| 17 | Then Gedanken said , ‘ Uncle , if you like being on your own a lot , why do you put up with me ? |
| 18 | The world of the theatre is made up of those who like being on stage and those who enjoy being behind it . |
| 19 | ‘ I was always close to my mother and I like being around women . ’ |
| 20 | Although I like being by myself . |
| 21 | I like being in the country very much indeed . |
| 22 | ‘ I like being in the kitchen — it 's my domain , ’ says Sheila , who , it must be said , does look more at home behind a microphone than a mixing bowl . |
| 23 | Many courts rubber stamp them and those children who like being in secure units may not press to leave . |
| 24 | ‘ You always like being in charge ? ’ she heard him ask . |
| 25 | I like being in a war and I like being there because it 's a great adventure for me , but my duty is to be there for a reason , not just to have a bloody good time … |
| 26 | The light from the bathroom leaves a rectangle of sense on the floor , but we like being in shadow . |
| 27 | And besides , I like being in the company of a pretty girl , even if she does look only twelve . ’ |
| 28 | For some reason , even though he was often sharp and rather short with her , however kind he was to his poor patients , she had begun to like being with him . |
| 29 | I 'm with you , for a start , and I happen to like being with you . |
| 30 | She liked being on the go . |