Example sentences of "[not/n't] like be [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | George did not like being firm with Lennie but he knew that he had to be cruel to be kind . |
| 2 | The USA , which well within the memory of the majority of its inhabitants , was the world 's leading oil supplier , does not like being dependent on imported oil , particularly oil imported from areas of the world where political unrest means that a loss of supply — for instance through a closure of the Strait of Hormuz — is always a possibility . |
| 3 | Is not used to and does not like being dependent on others . |
| 4 | He did n't like being alone with his Dad . |
| 5 | ‘ All right , I do n't like being alone in the house with the children , I admit that … ’ |