Example sentences of "the [noun sg] do [adv] like " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Prince does not like Canary Wharf . |
| 2 | The Prince does not like mutton broth . |
| 3 | ‘ The Prince does not like his estate . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ The Prince does not like Luxor , either . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ They were my idea , Inspector , in case , as proved to be so , the Prince did not like goose . |
| 6 | I do not believe , Mr Chairman is it is it being said that every time a vote comes this way , if the Chairman does n't like it , we can re-take it , I would challenge you on this |
| 7 | Such arrangements can be frustrating for salespeople and buyers alike , because they deter free competition ; the buyer does not like to be told from where he or she must purchase , just the same as the salesperson does not relish the thought of having a large part of his or her potential market permanently excluded because of a reciprocal trading arrangement . |
| 8 | The ghost does n't like people talking about him , and one day Joseph Buquet is going to be sorry , very sorry . ’ |
| 9 | The sister did not like this at all and called the paediatrician , who examined and decided that he ought to go down to the special care baby unit after all . |
| 10 | The industry does n't like dealing with the artist direct because that makes it difficult for music business professionals to be as critical or as observant as they would like . |
| 11 | The breadhead does n't like it , but Dixie claps him on the shoulder and laughs . |
| 12 | The reason why the Opposition do not like Question Time and try to drown my right hon. Friend out is that they know that we are right in everything that we say and that the country will not support them on their policies . |
| 13 | The Opposition do not like to draw attention to that , but the Government are very proud of having created so many new owner-occupiers . |
| 14 | A peppercorn does not cease to be good consideration if it is established that the promisee does not like pepper and will throw away the corn . |
| 15 | The girl did not like her father and was upset when her divorced parents got back together . |
| 16 | God I you could never tell if you 're , you 're going to be there long enough in job , if the , the boss did n't like you then he would just say well you 're , you 're paid off and that 's it , so that 's sort of benefit of keeping your union membership up you could go to anywhere where there was a trade union , a union membership and get a job . |
| 17 | Besides , the Queen did not like her children to be indulged . |
| 18 | I desire he would send also a box of Castile soap , a chest of candles , four hats ( the sun does not like my complexion ) , a small case of drinking glasses ( the supply on board the Hopewell was dashed to pieces ) and should the passage lie by the isle of Madeira , a pipe of that nectar , for I have exhausted my store . |
| 19 | The law does not like , or support , those who come between husband and wife . ’ |
| 20 | The Establishment did n't like this kind of thing and Priestley 's broadcasts were , eventually , stopped . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | If the projectionist did n't like the film it did n't get shown , or only part of it . |
| 23 | The wife does something the husband does n't like . |
| 24 | The husband does not like the car because it does not reflect his status . |
| 25 | The emphasis is on the word ‘ gentle ’ , and that 's a good idea first thing in the morning , because the body does not like being rudely awakened from a deep sleep by 50 press-ups and a sprint round the block . |
| 26 | They did n't , the Apple did n't like it , they did n't want to put it in the font . |
| 27 | The bods on the beat do n't like it , |
| 28 | So when the chairperson does not like it , or can not understand it — or never sees your advertising — and your advertising is designed to appeal ( say ) to factory supervisors or teenagers , you can treat this judgement with the appropriate degree of ( polite ) contempt . |
| 29 | The beast did not like getting pricked . |
| 30 | The aunt did not like Conradin and was often unkind to him . |