Example sentences of "liked that " in BNC.

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1 I found myself thinking affectionately that I ought to be straightforward with him ; the English liked that .
2 I liked that bit , I did .
3 I liked that picture so Marie let me cut it out and stick it on the wall .
4 ‘ He liked that , ’ said Lee , crawling back in again .
5 You could see she liked that .
6 Tom O'Reilly liked that story .
7 People liked that .
8 He liked that !
9 The public liked that .
10 A number of the people smiled at her as she went by — she liked that .
11 Roland liked that in Randolph Henry Ash .
12 He liked that idea .
13 We were quite sure Winnie and her mother liked that .
14 I liked that , too .
15 Then a young woman — dark , quite a looker if you liked that sort of thing but a bit too full of herself for Bennett 's liking — walked into the club and announced that she was the dinner guest of Sir Robin Day , he could only treat her to his coldly disapproving smile and direct her to the ladies ' bar .
16 McGowan liked that .
17 I liked that idea : it seemed aristocratic to me , just walking out empty-handed as if we were above all objects .
18 He liked that contempt , that resentment ; the first time he saw it in the boy 's face he knew it reminded him of something , but it was weeks before it came to him what it was .
19 I 'm sure he was , but the last few years when I knew him he 'd gotten a lot of respect from people and he was n't having to struggle any more , and I think he knew the people loved him and he liked that .
20 My Dad was a kinda bluesy player and so I liked that .
21 They met , he insists , soon after , not before , he began presenting Dance Energy — ‘ I got talking to her and I liked that woman ’ — and his admiration for her today is obvious .
22 You always said you liked that . ’
23 Rufus was very laid-back and Adam liked that .
24 ‘ I never liked that fella , ’ Billy snorted .
25 He liked that .
26 Evelyn rather liked that .
27 I worked at City Motors and I stayed there for seven years I had quite a few jobs before that but I liked that one .
28 ‘ I think I rather liked that . ’
29 She was shy , and I liked that .
30 Well , she consoled herself , his type normally came back , and she liked that .
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