Example sentences of "like to have " in BNC.
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| 1 | Men are all little boys at heart , when all 's said and done , and it 's not only women that like to have these little playthings about to make a break in the daily round . |
| 2 | I like to have a laugh and that , but there 's some things you should n't laugh at . |
| 3 | Nevertheless I like to have a constant supply of fresh flowers in the house . |
| 4 | I like to have young people about me . ’ |
| 5 | Most players like to have some relief but they know with him that no matter how much he is hurting he will go on . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I like to have a good conversation with a boy . ’ |
| 7 | Some people like to have a sharp canter to warm up for the steeplechase , I prefer not to . |
| 8 | For short-line fishing I like to have a line with some stretch ; it complements the shock-absorber effect of the rod . |
| 9 | My surgeon was one of those nuts who , when they are n't too busy , like to have old patients in and chat about their X-rays . |
| 10 | First of all , we can concede that most adults like to have their education packaged up as ‘ entertainment ’ . |
| 11 | Most people think of artists as having to work totally alone , but I like to have someone there who does n't really disrupt what I 'm doing . |
| 12 | I like to have a few action songs in a party , either as part of a show or as an alternative to games . |
| 13 | I like to have a fairly tough action , and for slide I 'll string from a 16 gauge top to a 58 bottom . |
| 14 | Some therapists like to have gentle meditative music playing in the background , while others prefer absolute stillness . |
| 15 | ‘ William , ’ said Tom turning , and being surprised to see him sitting with Sammy in a fairly relaxed manner , ‘ like to have a try out of this doorway ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I like to have a massage and eat as much as I can . |
| 17 | ‘ We hope they will reach their decision as soon as possible , because it is not the sort of thing we like to have hanging over us . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ We like to have close working relationships with the leasing companies , ’ said Simon Diegan , finance director at HDS . |
| 19 | Cocaine is so inexpensive that most heroin injectors like to have both drugs in the mix at the same time . |
| 20 | I like to have a laugh , and my friends used to say , ‘ Oh you 're just a cunt , man . ’ |
| 21 | Cunningly , the museum has narrowed the range of exhibits down to examples of design that are either quirky , avant-garde , or bourgeois pickings from the delightful realms of popular culture : all the things that the liberal design establishment like to have around their personage . |
| 22 | ‘ My strength is to win the ball and give it , so I like to have a talented player around me , ’ he said . |
| 23 | Most people think of artists as having to work totally alone , but I like to have someone there who does n't really disrupt what I 'm doing . |
| 24 | ‘ I just like to have fun and I like to hang out with people who like to have fun . |
| 25 | ‘ I just like to have fun and I like to hang out with people who like to have fun . |
| 26 | I walk a lot — I like to have a good hour 's walk each day if I can . |
| 27 | Nowadays , I like to have a script . |
| 28 | That is why we like to have one in the house because we lead such urban lives . ’ |
| 29 | Retrievers are particularly keen to play with this type of toy , while all puppies like to have something to chew , especially when they are teething . |
| 30 | I like to have some sort of colour down as an underpainting first to kill the white of the paper — a similar process to an oil painter , and I start by wetting the paper with an old one and a half inch household painting brush and then quickly slash in some colour which slightly relates to what I see . |