Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] like [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | If that is support for an industry , I should not like to be part of an industry that the Government were against . |
| 2 | ‘ I should n't like to be able to do that . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Should n't like to be in his shoes ! ’ |
| 4 | The literal translation of onyxectomy , however , is simply ‘ nail-cutting-out ’ and that is what vets are doing , even though they may not like to be reminded of the fact when they record their day 's work . |
| 5 | I was asked to be discreet as the lady in question , a possible grand-daughter living on the island , was of affluent mien and might not like to be reminded of her origins . |
| 6 | ( As I write , I hesitate — I would not like to be disrespectful — but continue , because the picture would not otherwise be true , and I think that she , above all people , would agree that a description should be true . ) |
| 7 | I would not like to be kept alive by a machine , like a vegetable , day in day out , she had once decided , I would prefer to accept my appointed day . |
| 8 | Now I would not like to be without it . |
| 9 | He said , ‘ I would not like to be a man in that city tonight . ’ |
| 10 | While it certainly can not be claimed to be a panacea for all ills , and no system of therapeutics has yet turned out to be that , it is an approach which I would not like to be without . |
| 11 | Certainly , I would not like to be in Dino Zoff 's shoes at the moment . ’ |
| 12 | I personally would not like to be held in a c in a prison . |
| 13 | Similarly , for the teenage girl from a strongly Catholic family it might be particularly important that she avoid pregnancy in a relationship with a boy to whom she felt sure she would not like to be married . |
| 14 | I know I speak for us all when I say there 's no one here who would n't like to be in your shoes tomorrow . ’ |
| 15 | I would n't like to be stuck down a dark alley at night with whoever put the boot in here . |
| 16 | ‘ And I would n't like to be around when it happens . ’ |
| 17 | And I would n't like to be present when you express your views , if ever you do . ’ |
| 18 | I would n't like to be the one to go and tell his folk . |
| 19 | ‘ The water is rising all the time and I would n't like to be around when it does overflow . |
| 20 | ‘ We would n't like to be far from town — we like culture — and horses smell so . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ If one of those human soldiers were to get as much as a good whiff of this hot pot of mine , well like as not he 'd be knocked clean off his feet , and should he , by some act of unforgivable negligence on our part , actually eat some — well , I for one would n't like to be held responsible . ’ |
| 22 | I would n't like to be stuck up in the city and have an being forced to buy people lots of Christmas presents that I just ca n't afford . |
| 23 | ‘ I would n't like to be hanging until she does , ’ Carrie said grimly , then noticed that Julia looked upset and said quickly , ‘ No , I think you 're right , Julia . |
| 24 | " You know , I once told Laura that I would n't like to be left alone with you for any length of time . " |
| 25 | But he does n't remain despairing for long : anger soon reasserts itself , and I 'm certain I would n't like to be on the receiving end of a truly hostile glare from those eyes . |
| 26 | ‘ I really would n't like to be more specific . |
| 27 | There was a mental as well as a physical strength to Svend 's uncle and she would n't like to be the one who trespassed on his preserves . |
| 28 | ‘ I certainly would n't like to be a young person looking for a job in advertising this year , ’ comments John Fanning . |
| 29 | We would n't like to be hauled over the coals by the veterinary council for unprofessional conduct . ’ |
| 30 | said I would n't like to be in a room with homosexuals |