Example sentences of "like be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those she does n't like are ‘ cursed ’ or ‘ afflicted ’ . |
| 2 | The only things he does n't like are the narrow ramps on to aeroplanes , so we have to get behind him with a broom . |
| 3 | Ask how much the holiday would cost and whether the dates you would like are available . |
| 4 | Some of my negative qualities that I like are : Some that I do n't like are : |
| 5 | Do you er like are you one of those people like if you hear about a death |
| 6 | Among things we would like are the acceleration of helping along the Highland university , office and factory developments , marketing schemes , training programmes , and workshops . ’ |
| 7 | Only ones I do n't like are the ones in like oh that does n't matter cos he 's allowed to do that cos it 's a keep clear zone there . |
| 8 | Yes , but I want to know , Brenda , are you really concerned about the fact that you 'll see it , or the fact that these people that you do n't particularly like are going to be living near you . |
| 9 | If you were it probably be a bit different than it actually is dad said to me once that if he , that if he 'd like been in charge of it we 'd of gone to the Leeds and not St Augustine 's |
| 10 | Well they sort of said that what , hopefully , she 'll like be there for a couple of days and she 'll never think she 's been anywhere else , she 'll think she 's been there all the time . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't like being a burden on people like this . ’ |
| 12 | John Cleese tells Jamie Lee Curtis he does n't like being English all that much . |
| 13 | Undergraduates of moderate ability do not much like being asked to choose between differing judgements on the same text ; I can imagine them becoming confused and resentful if they were asked to choose between different critical approaches and all their attendant ideological baggage . |
| 14 | I do not like being forced to this conclusion . |
| 15 | ‘ People in my patch do n't like being unpopular , ’ a worker from Manchester said . |
| 16 | However , if we do not like being judged by an external tribunal , if we do not like our citizens being interrogated by foreign judges about acts committed in the United Kingdom , if we do not like our Acts of Parliament and our internal administration being scrupulously picked over by a European Commission , if we do not like the relations between the Crown and its possessions being altered over our heads , the remedy is in our own hands . |
| 17 | In his opening remarks in Russian , he said : ‘ I do n't like being the centre of a sensation , but I know I ca n't avoid it this time . ’ |
| 18 | Israelis , used to instant retaliation , do not like being sitting ducks . |
| 19 | At breakfast my seven-year-old daughter enquires , quite seriously : ‘ Daddy , do you like being a doctor ? ’ |
| 20 | He did n't like being alone with his Dad . |
| 21 | Those guys do n't like being questioned by Europeans . |
| 22 | Nigel did n't like being lumped in with prisoners and mad women in this way . |
| 23 | I learned quickly that she did not like being ‘ told ’ . |
| 24 | Horses certainly do n't instinctively like being patted : a pat is the closest gesture we can make to a kick . |
| 25 | ‘ I like to think I 'm a good loser , but I do n't like being cheated out of something that I ought to have won , ’ he said . |
| 26 | ‘ I like to think I 'm a good loser , but I do n't like being cheated out of something that I ought to have won , ’ he said . |
| 27 | I do n't like being without a woman for long . ’ |
| 28 | She did not like being a victim . |
| 29 | But she did n't like being called a machine , even an efficient one . |
| 30 | ‘ Ah , well , you see , Beryl does n't like being on her own in the house at night . ’ |