Example sentences of "like [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | NERVOUS Tories in search of solace like to compare the poll tax to the privatisation of the water industry . |
| 2 | They like to wear the cloak of socialism because it 's trendy on the international stage . |
| 3 | Marketing folk here always like to promote a face as well as a product . |
| 4 | Ideally I like to see a ratio of 85 per cent positive , |
| 5 | Audiences like to see a bit of theatrics here and there . |
| 6 | I like to see a man look after his equipment . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ In the sixteenth century , doctors thought they could tell a person 's health by looking into their eyes — I like to see a man 's soul ’ ; such souls as he finds in the Saracen 's Head and other pubs . |
| 8 | Those who like to see a man before he dies ? |
| 9 | ‘ We have as many as fifteen GP 's attached to this Home because our residents like to see a doctor they know . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I like to see a job done . ’ |
| 11 | I like to see a career structure in the company I work for |
| 12 | I like to see the shape of the face and neck and straightforward lines on a portrait . |
| 13 | Parents like to see the headteacher 's initials on their child 's reading card , they appreciate that the head is taking a personal interest in their child 's progress and keeping a general eye on activities in classrooms . |
| 14 | He added : ‘ They are dogged and soak up pressure — but they do n't play the way I like to see the game played . ’ |
| 15 | I like to paint the house |
| 16 | ‘ Ah just like to know the company Ah 'll be keepin' down there in the Southern Ocean . ’ |
| 17 | Maybe they like to know the computer is still doing something while they look away from the screen . |
| 18 | Women like to know the sequence of events . |
| 19 | I like the height of the lectern to be adjustable , but the Americans like to adjust the floor . |
| 20 | Although space is at a premium in NOTTINGHAM GRADUATE , we like to find a corner for those who studied at the former University College . |
| 21 | But I can not accept mysteries and I like to find the reason behind them . |
| 22 | Just as we like to define a grid across the page so should we define a grid down the page . |
| 23 | Erm I like to visit the theatre , the cinema erm play a bit of tennis , squash |
| 24 | These people here are very over-careful you know , they just like to cover every eventuality so they asked us all to ring our families even though there is n't a thing wrong … . ’ |
| 25 | Things which are not open to change , such as a person 's age , are treated as causes ; indeed , some researchers like to reserve the term ‘ cause ’ for such factors . |
| 26 | I do prefer to wear smart clothes for work ; it 's still not easy for women in business to be taken seriously — I like to look the part . |
| 27 | For instance , at least once a week if possible I like to buy a Rail Ranger or similar train or bus ticket and travel the countryside and towns just looking at everything . |
| 28 | I started with the knowledge , from my experience of the world , that a cat is likely to be very unhappy at being stuck under a gate ; that a human , by virtue of greater intelligence and manual dexterity is likely to be able to free such a cat ; that humans generally like to alleviate the suffering of pets ; and that old women in British society have an — often misplaced — belief in the practical abilities of men . |
| 29 | Some doctors like to fit an IUD soon after delivery ; others prefer to wait until six or eight weeks after the baby has been born . |
| 30 | ‘ We like to play the ball around like the Continentals , but we still work as hard as any team in England . ’ |