Example sentences of "does not like " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ANC does not like this fact to be mentioned , because it purports to eschew tribalism in favour of an all-embracing black nationalism . |
| 2 | But , explained John Gapper , the secretary of the Labour and Industrial Correspondents Group : ‘ His office says this is not because he does not like us ’ . |
| 3 | The latter does not like what he sees : ‘ ‘ Young men ought to be brought here to give them a horror of debauchery' ’ exclaimed the worthy man , bursting with disgust . ’ |
| 4 | Cricket can be boring when Botham behaves , and snooker needs Alex Higgins even if it does not like to say so . |
| 5 | The ‘ village ’ of Trebetherick has a rarefied air ; it keeps apart and does not like to mix with its brash neighbour Polzeath , whose villas are shoulder to shoulder , nor with the heartier village of Rock , where strong men sail small boats . |
| 6 | It does not like riots . |
| 7 | And it does not like the idea of executing people who are mentally retarded or who committed their crimes when they were juveniles , though the Supreme Court has refused to rule either unconstitutional . |
| 8 | The Community 's authority would be extended to many areas , like health and education , where it now has no legal remit ; majority voting in the Council of Ministers would be reinforced ; the European Parliament would be given extra power to block laws it does not like ; and a small step might be taken towards a common EC defence policy . |
| 9 | ‘ There is so much Isabel does not like , ’ she said , a note of real scorn in her voice that threw Dorothea into confusion , and she fidgeted , avoiding Kathleen 's eye . |
| 10 | This comes as a great shock to me because it is well understood that anyone who does not like Erich Kleiber 's conducting must be a Nazi ! ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Mrs Browning does not like visitors , ’ Wilson said , ‘ and as to meeting her , I could not say . ’ |
| 12 | America quickly forgot My Lai and does not like reminders — which this book will bring . |
| 13 | Edwards , who ran despite a knee ligament injury during his successful record attempt , admits he does not like to dwell on the punishment he is inflicting on his body . |
| 14 | Like most hat designers , he does not like to confirm that rules exist . |
| 15 | It has its idiosyncrasies , as does every reference book : it does not like including prepositions in abbreviations , thus CSHH is preferred to COSHH ; abbreviations are generally capitalised without full stops — except c.c.p. for cubic close packing . |
| 16 | Ann does not like dams . |
| 17 | The USA , which well within the memory of the majority of its inhabitants , was the world 's leading oil supplier , does not like being dependent on imported oil , particularly oil imported from areas of the world where political unrest means that a loss of supply — for instance through a closure of the Strait of Hormuz — is always a possibility . |
| 18 | Anyway , these must not be dismissed with hasty suggestions ; it is extremely important to my mind not to discredit the zoophile cause by sounding idiotic and to take great notice of the knowledgeable people who are concerned with managing these creatures even if one does not like their attitudes . |
| 19 | Child does not like to be touched or even looked at ; very ill humoured ; moans , whines and complains ; often a white tongue , thickly coated ; white sputum ; nausea and gagging . |
| 20 | The author does not like the way science has ‘ stacked the deck ’ in its own favour , arranging its metaphors to exclude the contradictory or ephemeral . |
| 21 | ‘ It does not like to be seen to be auctioning things off , ’ says Alan Gray , an analyst with Glasgow stockbrokers Campbell Neill . |
| 22 | The Prince does not like Canary Wharf . |
| 23 | She continues to say that there is one kind she does not like and that she is going to convey what it is by a process of thought transfer . |
| 24 | The number the volunteer chooses indicates that it is the yellow one that she does not like . |
| 25 | This belief not only increases the beneficial effects of the specific therapy but also helps him to become more confident in general as well as in his ability to change anything about himself or his life that he does not like . |
| 26 | They were at an age when one often does not like eating very much ; and the Greeks , a poor race with memories of starvation , like their children to be well fed , and to be seen to be well fed . |
| 27 | Like most people outside Britain , the Madeiran does not like queueing . |
| 28 | Is not used to and does not like being dependent on others . |
| 29 | Barclaya prefers a small content of iron in its soil , but does not like calcium . |
| 30 | He recommends that the reader attempt to identify questions through the figures ( such as ‘ Why is the tax charge so low ? ’ ) which might be directed to the company 's management ( or an analyst ) or which might lead the reader to avoid investment if he does not like the answer . |