Example sentences of "like [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't like them from the start — they smelt funny , like dirty dogs . |
| 2 | A few months ago , Snodin also produced Tony Marchant 's acute and bruising Take Me Home , the best drama serial of the year , in which another Yuppie ( he does n't like them , does he ? ) , this time in a new town , lost his wife and lifestyle to a mini-cab driver . |
| 3 | Flaubert , who visited the island in 1847 , got lost in these deserted , deceptively placid fields , of which he wrote : ‘ One would have said that all those who owned them profited from them but did not like them . ’ |
| 4 | People are very seldom exactly what you would like them to be . ’ |
| 5 | People are very seldom exactly what you 'd like them to be |
| 6 | Often the child does n't even like them . |
| 7 | The People 's Daily tells the Chinese what they are supposed to believe ; Mr Yang tells foreigners what he would like them to believe . |
| 8 | Mr Gorbachev would like them to do a great deal more . |
| 9 | ‘ Do n't you like them ? , |
| 10 | But he does honestly like them and can join a playground game or a classroom singalong without a hint of embarrassment . |
| 11 | Let us learn to treat other people as we would like them to treat us . |
| 12 | ‘ You know I do n't like them , ’ she said , standing behind her little brother and looking away . |
| 13 | Endill did not like them . |
| 14 | I know you do n't much like them , that I should have asked a couple of the hospital people as well as people who share my interests — ’ |
| 15 | Hellman cautiously observed , ‘ Does this mean you do n't like them ? ’ |
| 16 | They live in Portugal , I do n't see them , neither does my father , we do n't like them . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Do you like them ? ’ |
| 18 | He sees them as an ‘ albums ’ band but would like them to have Top 10 hits in the singles charts . |
| 19 | Close friends and family — those who really care about you — will be happy to comply but you must remember to tell them that you would like them to indicate what they think are your weaknesses as well as your strengths or they will simply say nice things about you . |
| 20 | I knew of the need for fibre , fresh fruits and vegetables — even if I did n't much like them — and I knew of the dangers of saturated fats and too much salt . |
| 21 | Keep it light and sometimes when things are not as clear as you would like them to be just trust and give the remedy you judge to be nearest . |
| 22 | I 'd like them shown into the cellar , please . |
| 23 | Their education certainly suffered as the teachers did not like them interrupting the curriculum and sat them at the back of the class and told them to write home . |
| 24 | None of us likes upheavals , and if you 're elderly you may like them even less than other people . |
| 25 | I 've got three , and I really think you 'd like them . |
| 26 | ‘ You mean you do n't like them , or you do n't think you ought to have them ? ’ |
| 27 | Having read a lot of books does not make for good rock'n'roll lyrics — you end up with a band like XTC ; you might like them , sure , but that does n't make them rock'n'roll . |
| 28 | My thighs and bum — I 'd definitely like them to be a lot smaller . |
| 29 | If you find these jobs a pleasure then it 's OK , but if you do n't like them and being ‘ in service ’ makes you unhappy you can make changes . |
| 30 | If you did n't like them , you would have used your power to change them . |