Example sentences of "like be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Next , the things ordinary people like are dismissed as vulgar . |
| 2 | ‘ But yes , what I really like are really cranked up sounds that all come together to create a very clean melody . |
| 3 | What I really like are really cranked up sounds that all come together to create a very clean melody |
| 4 | Some of my negative qualities that I like are : Some that I do n't like are : |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The a pair you like are n't they ? |
| 7 | And d had they shown you like were you sort of trained if anything did go wrong , you would have fixed it yourselves ? |
| 8 | I like being in the country very much indeed . |
| 9 | ( Even little boys , they like being painted like Batman or a cat or something . ) |
| 10 | You like being pushed around ? ’ |
| 11 | Unless you like being marooned in out-of-the-way places with a half-empty water bottle , it is not a subject a hitch-hiker should get drawn into . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ I DO N'T KNow why I liKE BEINg a SKIN But I do . |
| 14 | They like being the centre of attention , are more narcissistic , and more likely to hold forth about their achievements . |
| 15 | ‘ I like being as thick as thieves with her . |
| 16 | But after our win against Slough confidence is high and anyway we like being the underdogs . ’ |
| 17 | I like being with Mick . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I was always close to my mother and I like being around women . ’ |
| 19 | I have never worked for anybody but my father , I like being my own boss . ’ |
| 20 | Many courts rubber stamp them and those children who like being in secure units may not press to leave . |
| 21 | They like being able to afford French champagne , to send their children to schools in France or to take holidays on the French Riviera . |
| 22 | I like being a housewife . |
| 23 | They like being flattered , or congratulated , or encouraged : they certainly do not like being put down . |
| 24 | Then Gedanken said , ‘ Uncle , if you like being on your own a lot , why do you put up with me ? |
| 25 | I like being with people , but there 's times when I want to be on my own . |
| 26 | ‘ I like being mastered , ’ I said , not sure how much money he had . |
| 27 | ‘ I like being an Elphberg . ’ |
| 28 | I like being upstairs . |
| 29 | ‘ I like being naughty , ’ he heard Fergus say , and then he stepped forward and took Fiona in his arms , still holding the key and the toilet rolls . |
| 30 | ‘ You always like being in charge ? ’ she heard him ask . |