Example sentences of "[pron] do [not/n't] like [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | p.56 ) ; ‘ I do not like verbal explanations . |
| 2 | As my letter perhaps indicates , I am not from ‘ the old school of diplomacy ’ as your article would have readers believe , and I do not like destructive reporting in an area which merits a more measured and informed approach . |
| 3 | I must explain that I do not like combined heater stats ; in general I find that the heater part packs up within a year , as , regrettably do modern heaters , and I would rather throw away a £5 heater than a £10 plus heater stat . |
| 4 | I do not like complex subordinate legislation . |
| 5 | Like him , I do not like sleazy and unpleasant chatlines or dirty recorded messages . |
| 6 | ‘ I do not like this place , ’ said Allen . |
| 7 | I should n't miss the pigeons all that much , I do n't mind the blackbird and the thrush and the robin but and a few starlings but I do n't like many pigeons about the garden . |
| 8 | Well madam , I do n't like clever people ! |
| 9 | I do n't like complex lines and intricate , tricky-dicky films . |
| 10 | They 're so much more satisfactorily final and distinguished than weddings ; and christenings always fill me with great unease and pessimism and I do n't like sugared almonds . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Maybe because I do n't like unfinished business . ’ |
| 12 | Erm , I do n't like long titles , and er , and erm , and I am wary also of the public protection words because I think they do infer , as , as was stated quite clearly at personnel , they do infer that the Chief Fire Officer 's somewhere in there as well , and he is n't . |
| 13 | I do n't like Long haired spaniels . |
| 14 | ‘ I try to plant in straight lines — I do n't like amoebic-shaped beds . |
| 15 | On the eve of the match , the 34-year-old Welsh international said : ‘ The simple reason I started wearing black was because I do n't like all the colours the company are making . |
| 16 | I do n't like all my . |
| 17 | I thought I do n't like all the he 's gon na fucking have me , so I sort of got down like that and as he fucking come round the thing must of gone like that , sort of that sort of bearing . |
| 18 | I do n't like that . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't like that way , ’ he announced , decisive at last . |
| 20 | ‘ I do n't like that either … ’ |
| 21 | I called in Doctor Andrews last night — I felt a little shaken and I do n't like that hotel fellow — and he supplied me with the information , ’ was the reply . |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't like that woman . |
| 23 | ‘ But I do n't like that barman , he said . |
| 24 | The production manager , for example , complained that , ’ … there 's no training needed to operate this , so it 's de-skilling the job and I do n't like that , I like to train somebody … |
| 25 | Hearn said : ‘ What happens next depends on what is said by Nigel — he 's in breach of contract and I could fine him , although I do n't like that . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't like that at all , ’ his wife had said . |
| 27 | But Stanley in his own inimitable manner was able to say , ‘ No , I do n't like that . |
| 28 | ‘ With win bonuses and appearance money , we could be talking about £2,000 just before Christmas and I do n't like that , ’ he said , after Saturday 's 2–0 win over Notts County . |
| 29 | ‘ I do n't like that sort of life because I 'm just a normal person — extremely normal … |
| 30 | I do n't like that . |