Example sentences of "[pers pn] 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 She liked being with women she was fond of .
15 But she claimed she liked being with him , she liked making him happy , and she liked doing what he did .
16 She liked being on the go .
17 ‘ That she liked being in the wood . ’
18 Over the months Jay found she liked being around Lucy , enjoyed desiring her and doing nothing about it .
19 She likes being at parties and getting off her face !
20 The light from the bathroom leaves a rectangle of sense on the floor , but we like being in shadow .
21 He liked being with Steve and Paul because they were like his bit of rough .
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