Example sentences of "[noun] like " in BNC.
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| 1 | This rational presentation often follows a period of ingratiation through which the subordinate aims to get superiors to like him as a charming but intelligent expert . |
| 2 | Moreover , it would have undermined the important principle of consistency in the response to like cases which should underpin any punishment regime . |
| 3 | ‘ I have always wanted Isabel to like me , ’ she said sadly , looking down at the box , ‘ but she never has . ’ |
| 4 | And especially she wanted Lucy to like her friends . |
| 5 | Does Ann like it round here ? |
| 6 | For good rehearsing you need a mind like a microscope . |
| 7 | Why did lads like Trevor Williamson not want to go to the Oval ? |
| 8 | ‘ How does a drawing like that get to be printed on yards of Sarah Chester furnishing fabric ? ’ |
| 9 | Nor do words like slag , nympho , ballbreaker and pricktease . |
| 10 | The reformists feel that words like spaceman have a special place in the lexicon of prejudice , because it incorporates the element man . |
| 11 | Heads liking . |
| 12 | What 's Tam like anyway ? ’ |
| 13 | Sir , What would readers like in a boat ? |
| 14 | Where can readers like myself who live in remote parts of the country obtain mail order supplies of authentic Chinese ingredients ? |
| 15 | I ai n't never seen Marie like this . |
| 16 | Er this fellow come up fair blue devil go drinking , er he had n't a , he had n't , she had n't his tea ready and he lifted the kettle and he hit her in the mouth with it and oh boy oh boy she 'd a mouth like dixie lid . |
| 17 | ‘ Could a boat like this sail to your country , Friday ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ What else would a sensualist like Lucenzo be involved in ? ’ he laughed . |
| 19 | ‘ There 's never anything thrown away , ’ Cathy said , ‘ when we do trips like this . ’ |
| 20 | The reflexive is used in constructions like " he said he ( himself ) would go " . |
| 21 | Some manufacturers like to leave the tempering colour on the tools , as an indication that this operation has been carried out properly . |
| 22 | For this reason in the processing of vegetable oils , both in the extraction process and in the production of items such as margarine , food manufacturers like to convert as much of the cis fatty acid component as possible to the trans form . |
| 23 | 1 What is the background to the story ? where do the people live ? what is their life like ? when did it all happen ? 2 Why is rima so pleased to have his own cassowaries ? 3 What are cassowaries like ? 4 What do you think of the way the people treat cassowaries ? |
| 24 | Teenagers like to experiment and to feel rebellious , and problems can arise if they are not given guidance in the use of alcohol . |
| 25 | Or screwed up his kids like we were screwed up . |
| 26 | I have a ringing in my ears like I 've been smacked around the head . |
| 27 | I do n't want them to ask me any more questions , so what I do is I lie back in the sofa and shut my eyes like I 'm asleep . |
| 28 | ‘ He stared straight in my eyes like he was listening to me … as if he was considering things . ’ |
| 29 | From a pocket in the case , he removes a copy of a painting of Jesus , which he holds up for me to see , widening his eyes like he used to when challenging an opponent or the press . |
| 30 | McDunn nods slowly , slightly , a distant look in his eyes like he 's not really nodding at what I 've just told him ; has n't been listening to a word I 've said , in fact . |