Example sentences of "like [prep] be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd like to be on the lovely buses . |
| 2 | She 'd like to be on hand the moment they came out of the dark room . |
| 3 | Above us , they indulge in fits of nostalgia , remembering the heady days of the Poll Tax riots , and in artificially enlarging the number present with all those who are there in spirit : ‘ There are a lot of people who would like to be on this demonstration . |
| 4 | Would he like to be on the trip ? |
| 5 | She did n't much like to be on her own . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | We do n't like to be on our own . |
| 8 | In other words workers would like to be on the L s curve and employers would like to be on the L d curve but , following the decline in aggregate demand , neither workers nor employers are capable of achieving these objectives . |
| 9 | In other words workers would like to be on the L s curve and employers would like to be on the L d curve but , following the decline in aggregate demand , neither workers nor employers are capable of achieving these objectives . |
| 10 | ‘ If you do n't mind , I 'd like to be on my way pretty soon . |
| 11 | I like to be on time |
| 12 | ‘ You can get drunk and sing with the rest , and yet you like to be on your own . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm all for sharp manoeuvres , Gareth , but I like to be on the inside of them . ’ |
| 14 | Her mother was becoming suspicious at the amount of time she spent in her room , but Lizzie had told her everyone liked to be on their own at times . |
| 15 | his music thing has n't he ? , he likes music he likes to be on his own , ooh that nails sticking in if you trim your nails properly |
| 16 | Hill said : ‘ I would have liked to be on the front row , but I think fourth is a pretty good place to be . |
| 17 | He made her angry , but subconsciously she would have liked his approval , would have liked to be on the same terms with him as Joanna was with Ian . |