Example sentences of "[pers pn] likes to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Dannii ( as she likes to be known ) was seven she first learned what it was like to lose out to the star quality of her sister . |
| 2 | ‘ She likes to be alone , ’ I thought . |
| 3 | Because she likes to be — in charge — you know — giving the orders . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ She likes to be liked , ’ explained Constance . |
| 5 | ( She likes to be called — do n't ask me why ) . |
| 6 | joined us on to assist in the laboratory , ( she likes to be called ! ) . |
| 7 | Her name is Mrs Langton , but she likes to be called Helen . ’ |
| 8 | She likes to be told . |
| 9 | SAS Institute Inc — it likes to be called sass , not SAS as in the UK 's Special Air Services — held its tenth annual European User Group meeting , SEUGI ‘ 92 , in Vienna a couple of weeks ago . |
| 10 | The Big Apple — as it likes to be known — is the symbol of the world 's greatest metropolis , New York City . |
| 11 | He is also highly intelligent and far more complex than he likes to be perceived . |
| 12 | There is something in his voice that sounds like regret ; he likes to be inside the minds of craftsmen of 400 years ago , making the furniture , building the house . |
| 13 | In common with his former school chum Mike Rutherford , Ant ( as he likes to be known ) has a weakness for special tunings … |
| 14 | Marco 's father realises that the quick wits developed in the London slums and the boy 's everyday , practical good sense make him a perfect companion ( aide-de-camp , as he likes to be designated ) for the quietly ardent , reflective Marco . |
| 15 | He likes to be one step ahead of the pack , getting there before others do . |
| 16 | He likes to be in control of things . ’ |
| 17 | He watches and he likes to be watched . |
| 18 | Okay , he did get nervous around the par-4 17th , which he bogeyed after flying the green , but then again he likes to be nervous . |
| 19 | ‘ Today , ’ he said solemnly , ‘ Mr Wilson , or Yusuf Khan as he likes to be sometimes known , is going to tell us how and why he became a Muslim . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ He likes to be adored of course , and maybe he 's just lobbying for an extension of his fan club , but I would n't have thought he was that desperate . |
| 21 | Yeah , but you know he 's an old , I mean you know the guy he 's quite an old , old fart basically he likes to be looked after |
| 22 | Jeremy Ring , or Jez as he likes to be called , has started receiving physiotherapy to help him recover from a motorbike accident . |
| 23 | Unemployed Dennis Keegan , or Brother Luke , as he likes to be known , is now well known on his council estate following his decision to joined the Greek Orthodox Church . |
| 24 | The promise of quality MoD jobs has faded , not so the redoubtable Mr Chris , as he likes to be known . |
| 25 | He likes to be much more involved and that is why he spends hours of his time organising cricket and soccer for the kids around Northallerton . |
| 26 | his music thing has n't he ? , he likes music he likes to be on his own , ooh that nails sticking in if you trim your nails properly |
| 27 | Th , the trouble with Felix is when you 're doing something he likes to be there . |