Example sentences of "[pron] like be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I like being with Mick . ’ |
| 2 | I like being with people , but there 's times when I want to be on my own . |
| 3 | Although I like being by myself . |
| 4 | I like being in the country very much indeed . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | 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 … |
| 7 | And besides , I like being in the company of a pretty girl , even if she does look only twelve . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I was always close to my mother and I like being around women . ’ |
| 9 | Do n't you like being on tape ? |
| 10 | Do you like being in the bath with your father ? |
| 11 | I mean if you speak three different languages you could use three different words to put the same sort of thought of a picture dog , chien , hound there 's probably an Italian and a and that but if you speak the languages then different words different codes if you like are for the same idea . |
| 12 | Then Gedanken said , ‘ Uncle , if you like being on your own a lot , why do you put up with me ? |
| 13 | Oh you like being with her do n't you ? |
| 14 | The world of the theatre is made up of those who like being on stage and those who enjoy being behind it . |
| 15 | Many courts rubber stamp them and those children who like being in secure units may not press to leave . |
| 16 | ‘ It was she who liked being in France . |
| 17 | She liked being with women she was fond of . |
| 18 | But she claimed she liked being with him , she liked making him happy , and she liked doing what he did . |
| 19 | She liked being on the go . |
| 20 | ‘ That she liked being in the wood . ’ |
| 21 | Over the months Jay found she liked being around Lucy , enjoyed desiring her and doing nothing about it . |
| 22 | She likes being at parties and getting off her face ! |
| 23 | The light from the bathroom leaves a rectangle of sense on the floor , but we like being in shadow . |
| 24 | He liked being with Steve and Paul because they were like his bit of rough . |