Example sentences of "like [prep] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh , we do like to be beside the seaside . |
| 2 | Do you like to be beside the SEASIDE ? |
| 3 | Gwendolen did like to be beside the seaside . |
| 4 | Now I would not like to be without it . |
| 5 | Ah well yes I would n't like to be without it now . |
| 6 | ‘ I said that I could not commit myself as my academic time was not yet finished , but I would like to be at their disposal later . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I would so like to be with people . ’ |
| 8 | But she always came back to Haworth ; she did n't like to be with famous people very long . |
| 9 | She looked him in the eye and admitted , ‘ If you have nothing better to do , I 'd like to be with you , Miguel . ’ |
| 10 | You think you 'd quite like to be with animals would you ? |
| 11 | I 'd like to be on the lovely buses . |
| 12 | She 'd like to be on hand the moment they came out of the dark room . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Would he like to be on the trip ? |
| 15 | She did n't much like to be on her own . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | We do n't like to be on our own . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | ‘ If you do n't mind , I 'd like to be on my way pretty soon . |
| 21 | They may reject you and isolate you because you are different from them and they would like to be like you . |
| 22 | For example , the relationship of a small boy to his father — where the boy would like to be like his father when he grows up — is one of identification for psychoanalysis . |
| 23 | mind you I 'd like to be like that |
| 24 | I said how would they like to be like that , all the time ! |
| 25 | The Ferranti source said : ‘ Lord Weinstock ( GEC 's managing director ) would like to be in the position where he was able to say to the Ministry of Defence , ‘ Look , I am the only person who can rescue Ferranti from collapse . ’ |
| 26 | 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 . ’ |
| 27 | I 'd really like to be in there . |
| 28 | I would like to be in my old home in the Wallowa country . |
| 29 | When I faltered as the realization hit me that it was n't Mum who 'd neglected me , but I who 'd neglected Mum , Pyke said gently , ‘ I think you may like to be in my next production . ’ |
| 30 | Members of the Youth Conference gave a lively drama impression of ‘ Camp Vincent ! ’ which is for young members of the society , and those who would like to be in the society , to come together to share views , aspirations , experiences of working in the society , and enjoy fellowship together . |