Example sentences of "like to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Friends like to be given something you 've taken time and trouble to make for them . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ We like to be first in everything , ’ Richard says . |
| 3 | Peter 's pretty nice , but to tell the truth I like to be with Marie on my own best . |
| 4 | I like to be flamboyant and have an excuse to dress up ’ |
| 5 | WE ALL like to be taken seriously , especially when we are feeling ill . |
| 6 | This theory has it that , as a breed , doctors like to be masters of every possible situation , and that this may even be a factor in their selection of medicine as a career . |
| 7 | They like to be able to go to a show and to be able to see something that they do n't see in their everyday lives — you know , catching the bus to go work or coming home on the bus . |
| 8 | The contents of Duncan Sandys ' White Paper were judiciously leaked during March ; a standard Whitehall ploy based on the well-founded assumption that neither the market nor the media like to be taken by surprise . |
| 9 | THE bookmaking barons like to be called Alfie or Len ; the people who run the Jockey Club , racing 's official regulator , prefer glossier titles . |
| 10 | Horses like to be caressed , stroked , and scratched ; to the extent that they frequently provide this mutual scratching service for each other . |
| 11 | They like to be clean and groomed , and humans are the same . |
| 12 | ‘ I have no particular objection to the name John but I never use it and it is not how I like to be known . |
| 13 | Swimming , tennis , horse riding , golf and fishing are just a few of the other activities available in these delightful villages and for those who like to be adventurous while on holiday , white water rafting can be arranged in the River Saalach , not far from Saalbach and Hinterglemm . |
| 14 | ‘ with any great Lady , nor like to be . |
| 15 | They like to be ; it makes them feel strong . |
| 16 | Nor like to be , unless you drive him to it with your noise ! ’ |
| 17 | ‘ We all like to be liked ’ , as one Northern businessman recently put it . |
| 18 | Do you like to be there because other people like to be there ? |
| 19 | Elderly people are individuals and like to be treated with dignity . |
| 20 | I like to be able to arrange my own times a bit but that is n't always possible and you 've got to accommodate yourself as well to the needs of the staff . ’ |
| 21 | But I like to be independent as much as I can , and they 've got more than enough to do with the people that ca n't help themselves . |
| 22 | ‘ I like to be treated with dignity . |
| 23 | I like to be charitable . |
| 24 | For those who like to be a little more up to date , I recommend the ‘ Digital DDD ’ series ( CD or cassette ) ; recordings featuring Previn , Tennstedt , Marriner , Ozawa , Sawallisch , Slatkin , Muti , Ousset , Gavrilov and Zacharias from the mid '80s . |
| 25 | I like to be with her . |
| 26 | Bullies like to be Number One and the thought that someone else could be muscling in on his top-spot got Herod in a bit of a strop . |
| 27 | Although Martin has said that some bass players like to be able to significantly alter their sound while they are actually playing on stage , I 've never seen the need to have all the gubbins on the bass to do that , then have lots more gubbins on the amp to do more of the same . |
| 28 | ‘ The local Post Offices like to be told in advance if we are going to patrol an area , ’ says officer Graham Perrett . |
| 29 | I like to be alone when I 'm beginning a painting — I do n't want anyone to speak to me then — but as the work progresses you want a bit of contact with somebody else . |
| 30 | I like to be alone under the careless profusion of the stars , and alone on a moon-glossed sea . |