Example sentences of "liked be [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The ones I liked were polished walnut but they were eigh
2 I liked being small .
3 She liked being helpful to people , as Brownies taught her to be , and she was always ready to Lend a Hand in the true spirit of the Brownie Guide Motto — and Jane , her Sixer , for one , knew that that was even more important than being alert and lively .
4 She wanted to ask him if he liked being alone with her , as he was now , on the quiet seashore on a nice day , but naturally she did not .
5 And — and I liked being alone . ’
6 Usually she liked being alone in the house , but this evening was different and not just becuse Gran was ill upstairs .
7 But always the world in which you could go into a shop and buy as much bread and potatoes as you liked was remote .
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