Example sentences of "like be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I like being with Mick . ’ |
| 3 | I like being with people , but there 's times when I want to be on my own . |
| 4 | Oh you like being with her do n't you ? |
| 5 | Then Gedanken said , ‘ Uncle , if you like being on your own a lot , why do you put up with me ? |
| 6 | The world of the theatre is made up of those who like being on stage and those who enjoy being behind it . |
| 7 | ‘ I was always close to my mother and I like being around women . ’ |
| 8 | Although I like being by myself . |
| 9 | I like being in the country very much indeed . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 . |
| 11 | Many courts rubber stamp them and those children who like being in secure units may not press to leave . |
| 12 | ‘ You always like being in charge ? ’ she heard him ask . |
| 13 | I like being in a war and I like being there because it 's a great adventure for me , but my duty is to be there for a reason , not just to have a bloody good time … |
| 14 | The light from the bathroom leaves a rectangle of sense on the floor , but we like being in shadow . |
| 15 | And besides , I like being in the company of a pretty girl , even if she does look only twelve . ’ |