Example sentences of "not like [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did not like retracing his dynastical tourist footsteps . |
| 2 | Like most people outside Britain , the Madeiran does not like queueing . |
| 3 | All in all it 's an experience I would not like to repeat . |
| 4 | He does sound like a Liberal , but I do not like to explore the murky recesses of the Chancellor 's mind . |
| 5 | Adults were dropping out of evening classes because they did not like learning with the children who were ‘ catching up ’ on their schooling , feeling embarrassed or ashamed . |
| 6 | We would not like to give the impression that Italy is all holiday resorts and art cities alone . |
| 7 | Several minutes later he added : ‘ But I would not like to give you the impression I have worked for either of them yet . ’ |
| 8 | If you are unhappy with any aspect of the LIFESPAN Manager 's account ( eg. many VAX Managers do not like to give SYSPRV to other users ) then please read Appendix B for a full discussion of other options . |
| 9 | During the evening 's jaded hours one does not like to listen to an alien tongue . |
| 10 | NOW we have sent the Calibans grimacing and snarling back to their caves for a further spell , perhaps nice Mr Major will address himself to a problem with which we did not like to trouble him during the election . |
| 11 | ‘ I think my parents were just the sort of people who did not like staying in one place for very long . |
| 12 | They do not like to talk about such things to strangers . |
| 13 | They did not like to talk to Egyptian people . |
| 14 | He does not like to talk about manufacturing . |
| 15 | Cricket can be boring when Botham behaves , and snooker needs Alex Higgins even if it does not like to say so . |
| 16 | Whether this is the true one I would not like to say but in this version the ‘ trains wipe tapes ’ hypothesis was the inspired explanation of a recording engineer who , through an operational error , had failed to record anything in the first place ! |
| 17 | Linguists do not like to say that Standard English is ‘ superior ’ to other dialects , because all dialects have their own richness , their own specific identity . |
| 18 | And left-wing educationalists do not like to say that the Standard English spoken by the middle classes is superior to working-class speech . |
| 19 | But I do not like to say much about Islay ; let us therefore remount our primitive carriage . |
| 20 | But I do not like to say much about Islay ; let us therefore remount our primitive carriage . |
| 21 | I did not like to say no . |
| 22 | As many of us have mixed backgrounds I would not like to say that ethnic reasons are the main reasons for tabling this motion . |
| 23 | But Det Chief Supt Barry Stewart , head of Northumbria CID , said : ‘ We are treating the incident as a crime but I would not like to say what the nature of the crime is at this stage . ’ |
| 24 | The Americans do not like receiving frequent reports of pro-Iraqi demonstrations throughout the Islamic world . |
| 25 | Andy does not like remembering that bit . |
| 26 | She cried silently , but made no effort to stop , although Michael would not like to see her cry . |
| 27 | Egyptians , wary of historical backsliding , would not like to see them reopen . |
| 28 | For funerals , the Reverend Bottingley felt , were not a woman 's occasion , they were too hard on the emotions , and on the feet and knees , and he did not like to see women weep in public . |
| 29 | They said local people would not like to see such a waste of money ( even though it would not come from local diocesan funds , whereas the cost of demolition would ) . |
| 30 | It is something that many people would not like to see , but there is no question that a high proportion of animals which are shot will carry lead shot for a while , will die after a long period — in many cases days or weeks — and there is a substantial amount of suffering when this happens . |