Example sentences of "like be [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | George did not like being firm with Lennie but he knew that he had to be cruel to be kind . |
| 2 | He did n't like being alone with his Dad . |
| 3 | ‘ All right , I do n't like being alone in the house with the children , I admit that … ’ |
| 4 | The USA , which well within the memory of the majority of its inhabitants , was the world 's leading oil supplier , does not like being dependent on imported oil , particularly oil imported from areas of the world where political unrest means that a loss of supply — for instance through a closure of the Strait of Hormuz — is always a possibility . |
| 5 | Is not used to and does not like being dependent on others . |
| 6 | They like making money , they like being involved in business , and they love a challenge . |
| 7 | which , like is capable of evoking , will thus be capable of eliciting in spite of the fact that the link has not been trained directly . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Usually she liked being alone in the house , but this evening was different and not just becuse Gran was ill upstairs . |
| 11 | The soldiers liked being close to the Bright Palace , and they thought that Medoc would probably not be able to see them . |