Example sentences of "like be [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ah , well , you see , Beryl does n't like being on her own in the house at night . ’ |
| 2 | She did n't like immobility , she did n't like being on her own , and she did n't like the fact that the wallet still had n't been given back to her , not when she 'd nicked it at great personal risk . |
| 3 | What Muslim men do n't like is for their women to work outside the home , potentially in the company of strange men . |
| 4 | What I would like is for us to be able to poke about a bit ; see if there are any angles in the Livesey case that might lead back to this girl . |
| 5 | Oh you like being with her do n't you ? |
| 6 | Then Gedanken said , ‘ Uncle , if you like being on your own a lot , why do you put up with me ? |
| 7 | Although I like being by myself . |
| 8 | For some reason , even though he was often sharp and rather short with her , however kind he was to his poor patients , she had begun to like being with him . |
| 9 | I 'm with you , for a start , and I happen to like being with you . |
| 10 | I quite liked being on my own , most of the time . ’ |
| 11 | But she claimed she liked being with him , she liked making him happy , and she liked doing what he did . |