Example sentences of "[noun pl] do not like " in BNC.
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| 1 | The direct-grant schools did not like these proposals , and had little to gain from them . |
| 2 | However , schools did not like students to feel at home in arts and science : a rigid division between the two prevailed : |
| 3 | Lay clients do not like continuing medical examinations and continuing reports . |
| 4 | If the big parties do not like it the remedy is in their own hands : all they have to do is to steal that third party 's votes . |
| 5 | When the opera is finished , it is rehearsed and if these stupid Frenchmen do not like it , it is not performed — and the composer has had all his trouble for nothing . |
| 6 | The animals did not like the sound of that . |
| 7 | Mr Wilson-Brown , who opened the first computerised perchery barn with piped radio three months ago , said yesterday : ‘ We were concerned when production fell and realised that this was because the hens did not like the endless election news , comment and argument . |
| 8 | Mr Wilson-Brown said : ‘ Radio 1 is not perfect because some of the breakfast-time quizzes prove to be unsettling , as the hens do not like the sound effects . |
| 9 | For the Scots do not like their women tough and authoritarian . |
| 10 | Some parents do not like disagreeing in front of an outsider and may need permission to do this . |
| 11 | Major defence contractors do not like minor jobs . |
| 12 | Hellens did not like the portrait painted of him but later came to recognize its prophetic qualities . |
| 13 | There was no legislation to enforce the use of the safety lamp and many miners did not like it because it did not give out as much light as a candle . |
| 14 | Nails did not like evenings at home , which is why he stayed out . |
| 15 | Spokesmen for western oil companies do not like to discuss Nagorno-Karabakh : it is ‘ politics ’ . |
| 16 | The large car-hire firm in the survey also used both , but — without mentioning any names — showed a marked preference for the large international firms , arguing , perhaps slightly unfairly in some cases , the ‘ top level targets do not like back-street companies ’ . |
| 17 | Polemicists do not like this joke . |
| 18 | They must keep them low because wages are labour costs that have to be deducted from profit ( besides , if the workers do not like the pay there are plenty more around who will take it ! ) . |
| 19 | Collocations like foot the bill and curry favour , whose constituents do not like to be separated , may be termed bound collocations . |
| 20 | Prolific say that intermediaries do not like the more usual two-to five-year period for fixed rate loans , as these lock borrowers out when interest rates fall . |
| 21 | But he also said that dogs did not like to hunt with him at night … |
| 22 | If you are unhappy with any aspect of the LIFESPAN Manager 's account ( eg. many VAX Managers do not like to give SYSPRV to other users ) then please read Appendix B for a full discussion of other options . |
| 23 | The following provisions should be noted in particular : As regards 5.9.1 , many company tenants do not like a restriction on holding on trust for another as this may interfere with their internal arrangements , but the landlord 's concerns are understood in this regard . |
| 24 | Greeks do not like big organisations ; they would rather do the job personally . |
| 25 | Sometimes it is clear that siblings do not like each other . |
| 26 | The garden is on sandy soil ( those monks did not like damp chasubles ) , and in the accumulated rocks and rubble of the old buildings water simply disappears . |
| 27 | Never let it be said that the Inspiral Carpets do not like a good breakfast . |
| 28 | Ludens did not like this picture . |
| 29 | Muslim fundamentalists do not like the book 's questioning approach , says Mr Shahrur , because ‘ they stick to the way Islam was understood in the 8th century . ’ |
| 30 | Cats do not like to eat in a spot where there is bright light , a great deal of noise , or a lot of busy movement . |