Example sentences of "do not like be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm but one of the things they did not like is for erm to have a sales consultant on the medical practice for three weeks using their |
| 2 | I learned quickly that she did not like being ‘ told ’ . |
| 3 | She did not like being a victim . |
| 4 | Maisie , like Henry , did not like being lifted . |
| 5 | He had very few spare clothes and did not like being found out . |
| 6 | Whether it was because she knew she was my baby and did not like being with ward Sister , I shall not know , but she only gained two ounces the first week . |
| 7 | Lewis did not like being corrected but he had to take it , and with a smile . |
| 8 | Congressmen and senators did not like being bombarded with an estimated eighty legislative proposals in Carter 's first year and were unim-pressed by his resistance to compromise , his aversion to bargaining and his threats to go over their heads directly to the people . |
| 9 | In the end she decided that she did not like being a sightseer : the role filled her with an obscure rage . |
| 10 | She did not like being touched , not ever ! |
| 11 | ‘ She was very proud of her success , not guilty , and did not like being made to feel so , ’ one friend explained . |
| 12 | His face showed he had fought against passion and won , but did not like being the winner . |
| 13 | Owen did not like being reminded that he was , so far as police work was concerned , an amateur . |
| 14 | George did not like being firm with Lennie but he knew that he had to be cruel to be kind . |
| 15 | Besides I see Tracey at the weekends so we can talk about that ’ , The bit she did not like was writing it up . |
| 16 | The only dish that we did not like was fish cooked a la Galego , which seemed to mean boiled and then doused with spicy olive oil . |
| 17 | What they do not like is being let down . |
| 18 | ‘ The one thing that bullies do not like is being humiliated and degraded . |
| 19 | I do not like being forced to this conclusion . |
| 20 | However , if we do not like being judged by an external tribunal , if we do not like our citizens being interrogated by foreign judges about acts committed in the United Kingdom , if we do not like our Acts of Parliament and our internal administration being scrupulously picked over by a European Commission , if we do not like the relations between the Crown and its possessions being altered over our heads , the remedy is in our own hands . |
| 21 | Israelis , used to instant retaliation , do not like being sitting ducks . |
| 22 | Watering can also be tricky as poinsettias do not like being too damp ; pour water into its saucer or carefully into the compost , never water all over the foliage . |
| 23 | People do not like being photographed on their way to or from work . |
| 24 | An extension of this is that people do not like being insulted . |
| 25 | They like being flattered , or congratulated , or encouraged : they certainly do not like being put down . |
| 26 | ‘ They do not like being deceived , the Soldier-folk . |
| 27 | At the same time , socialists do not like being reminded of their own dismal record when in government a long time ago . |
| 28 | The only thing I did n't like was the monotonous khaki wool . |
| 29 | What he did n't like was the way some of them looked at him as a potential John . |
| 30 | One bit of the letter I did n't like was the comment about strengthening the 1979 Act which , more properly should be abolished altogether . |