Example sentences of "liked [prep] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her mother was becoming suspicious at the amount of time she spent in her room , but Lizzie had told her everyone liked to be on their own at times . |
| 2 | He also liked to be around children . |
| 3 | Even at the perilous height of his Drunk Welsh Star with Mega Diamond Wife Shocks Sin City headline-hugging period , he liked to be in front of a fire with a pile of new paperbacks and maybe , but by no means compulsively , a glass of wine : often undrunk . |
| 4 | He liked to be in charge ; to have his own way . |
| 5 | He liked to be in a warm , dimly-lit room , thick with cigarette smoke and vibrant with witty conversation , with the dark outside , protective and all-enveloping . |
| 6 | By the time she entered the building and hurried across to Occupational Health she was several minutes later than she liked to be in the mornings . |
| 7 | She liked to be in control , and this feeling gave the impression it could get out of control … |
| 8 | would n't you liked to be in a pop group and appear on Top of The Pops ? |
| 9 | Like many old soldiers he liked to be by himself , to reflect well away from others . |