Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [adv] like [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Ari did not like Tammuz Malamute .
2 The subversive implications of Lamarck 's thought — in particular the implication that a person 's character , destiny and deserts are not wholly determined by his breeding — aroused some disfavour : Napoleon did not like Lamarck .
3 Madame Gautier did not like sunlight , as she had frequently informed her young visitor .
4 Even more importantly , Maisie did n't like chicken , especially free-range , corn-fed , humanely killed chicken that had been through Jungian analysis .
5 Fillis did not like horses .
6 Corbett had always liked Prince Edward ; he had a roguish air , coupled with an almost childlike innocence .
7 David had always liked Mott The Hoople and admired them , and I think it was one of the few really unselfish acts he did when , when they were on the verge of breaking up , he wrote them a song — ‘ All The Young Dudes ’ .
8 Sister Rosario did n't like Margaret Lacey .
9 Ibn Fayoud did n't like mornings and he did n't like country air .
10 In the last week of the pantomime , Jennie asked her if she would like to learn to dance properly , adding that Mr Tiller did n't like girls already trained but preferred them to learn his way .
11 Shelby did n't like Ferrari ; like plenty of others before and after , he had experienced at first hand Enzo Ferrari 's withering contempt for lesser mortals .
12 I never mentioned it because I thought perhaps Faye did n't like flowers in the house .
13 It was true that Robert had always liked pigs .
14 Victor did n't like men .
15 And Mrs did n't like Susan telling her
16 And as Old Mother Potts would n't allow men visitors , and Len did n't like dancing , it had been pretty dreary just walking about the wintry streets together .
17 Merymose did not like Kenamun , neither did he trust him ; and if the case were solved , Kenamun would take the credit .
18 Mrs Medlock did not like Mary either .
19 Jack did not like strangers in the house , so there was no regular charwoman , only the obliging person who could be summoned at intervals when Jack was away .
20 Jack did not like flowers , or rather said he was ‘ bothered ’ by them , and they were banished from the upstairs rooms .
21 Brian did not like parties , according to Alix , and had expressed fears that he would know nobody at the Headleands ' , but this was not so , for he had already engaged himself with his habitual courtesy with old Sir Anthony .
22 Danny had never liked Kate 's mother because he had always known she did n't like him .
23 Anne did not like Clive , did not care what happened to him .
24 Michael knew that Peter did n't like Andrew touching the hat , could feel him tense because he felt there was something irreverent about it .
25 Clinton did not like smoke .
26 Mrs Mantini did not like Rachaela to sit and read in the shop .
27 Maria did n't like Bernie .
28 Mr Jotter did not like Endill 's efficiency either .
29 Reality was different and George did not like reality .
30 Yanto did not like Sundays as a rule .
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