Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] n't like " in BNC.

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1 Gloria seemed so pleased that Dot did n't like to say how constricting the coat felt round the neck .
2 Taking the fatty bits off darling , mummy do n't like the fatty bits either
3 The Education Department did n't like the situation ; they did not co-operate with advice or materials as they had done in the past , and in fact the island 's Director of Education accused Mrs M of ‘ acting illegally ’ .
4 Bernice did n't like the sound of this .
5 Bernice did n't like the sounds .
6 Bernice did n't like this woman .
7 Alejandro did n't like dead mares around ; it looked bad if potential buyers dropped in .
8 All at once Shiona did n't like the look in his eyes .
9 But Gascoigne sacked Jane in April — no reason given , though Jane suspects it had something to do with the fact his girlfriend did n't like her .
10 Shoppers do n't like it .
11 It also claims that its business has been growing faster than any of its competitors , basically because clients do n't like paying fees .
12 The reaction to the message we sent to the President via our embassy in Washington , which might take quite some time , for even the most cooperative of banks , and banks almost by definition are secretive and detest the very thought of cooperation , are going to be very reluctant to disclose any information about their important clients , because important clients do n't like that sort of thing .
13 Clients did n't like being told they had been manipulated , and in the circumstances would be likely to terminate relations with that dealer .
14 Dot did n't like watching that two-fingered hand as it grasped the knife to cut the dumplings .
15 Dot did n't like it when Mrs Parvis spoke in this way , as though they were dusty victims from under the rubble .
16 Dot did n't like the smell of old clothes nor of brick dust and escaping gas but she rarely wailed .
17 Dot did n't like the glass .
18 Well I do n't think they 'll like this one little bit will they , I mean the players are out there practising at the moment , they look very smart as well in an all blue tracksuit erm and erm obviously a club colour and they look very smart indeed , er but er the journalists do n't like it and I do n't think the players will like it very much either .
19 The Squigs do n't like daylight at all , and quickly become maddened by the sun .
20 Dosh and Freddie did n't take much persuading but Chase thankfully declined saying that parties did n't like him .
21 Even more importantly , Maisie did n't like chicken , especially free-range , corn-fed , humanely killed chicken that had been through Jungian analysis .
22 Ken did n't like washing machines , or indeed any domestic machinery , in the house .
23 Ken did n't like the director at all , ’ says Codron today .
24 Well Ken do n't like the woman anyway , does he ?
25 It was because she felt so sorry for him but your Barney did n't like it … huh !
26 Animals do n't like it if you move suddenly .
27 But sometimes mum and dads do n't like you practising , so you need you need to ask and if you are chosen you need to commit yourself .
28 David did n't like them at all and promised her a clothing allowance , ’ said her friend .
29 David did n't like it because he was on there and so we went through saying that I have only the most important
30 Robyn asked , just a little shakily as her mind raced ahead to the possibilities before her and then retreated with equal speed , because her mind did n't like what it saw .
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