Example sentences of "[noun sg] do [adv] like " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason why the Opposition do not like Question Time and try to drown my right hon. Friend out is that they know that we are right in everything that we say and that the country will not support them on their policies . |
| 2 | The Opposition do not like to draw attention to that , but the Government are very proud of having created so many new owner-occupiers . |
| 3 | Taking the fatty bits off darling , mummy do n't like the fatty bits either |
| 4 | 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 ’ . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Dot did n't like watching that two-fingered hand as it grasped the knife to cut the dumplings . |
| 7 | Dot did n't like it when Mrs Parvis spoke in this way , as though they were dusty victims from under the rubble . |
| 8 | Dot did n't like the smell of old clothes nor of brick dust and escaping gas but she rarely wailed . |
| 9 | Dot did n't like the glass . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | That priest did n't like you helping the poor and sick . ’ |
| 12 | Vaison does n't like sultana . |
| 13 | The industry does n't like dealing with the artist direct because that makes it difficult for music business professionals to be as critical or as observant as they would like . |
| 14 | My mummy does n't like that . |
| 15 | Joey Bonanza does n't like loose ends . |
| 16 | Then , greatly daring , because somehow she had to know , ‘ You … you said your girlfriend does n't like cats . |
| 17 | The breadhead does n't like it , but Dixie claps him on the shoulder and laughs . |
| 18 | Anya does n't like this piece of news . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm sorry to distress you , sir , but your committee did not like what the Admiral was proposing to do . ’ |
| 20 | The girl did not like her father and was upset when her divorced parents got back together . |
| 21 | Besides , the Queen did not like her children to be indulged . |
| 22 | The Labour controlled council did not like the Tory government intervening , and butting in on its own inner city policy and development plans . |
| 23 | Although everyone in Rush River told the story the same way , most of them said ‘ and their slaves ' instead of ‘ and their people , ’ but Martha knew that Nana did not like the word ‘ slave . ’ |
| 24 | God I you could never tell if you 're , you 're going to be there long enough in job , if the , the boss did n't like you then he would just say well you 're , you 're paid off and that 's it , so that 's sort of benefit of keeping your union membership up you could go to anywhere where there was a trade union , a union membership and get a job . |
| 25 | A girl in my class , just because one coloured girl does n't like her everybody gangs up against her . |
| 26 | The law does not like , or support , those who come between husband and wife . ’ |
| 27 | If any party on the management committee does n't like the split it will five member it back through the whole structure to this county council and we shall have proceeded no further . |
| 28 | Tod does n't like that . |
| 29 | What child does n't like fun . |
| 30 | Child does not like to be touched or even looked at ; very ill humoured ; moans , whines and complains ; often a white tongue , thickly coated ; white sputum ; nausea and gagging . |