Example sentences of "[not/n't] like see " in BNC.
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| 1 | She cried silently , but made no effort to stop , although Michael would not like to see her cry . |
| 2 | Egyptians , wary of historical backsliding , would not like to see them reopen . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I became famous ( or notorious ) for my diary , which I kept up assiduously , and which was generally believed to be full of scandal of the sort the school authorities would not like to see appear in the newspapers . |
| 7 | I love her very much , and I do not like to see her getting worse . |
| 8 | ‘ There are many who would not like to see this thing progress . ’ |
| 9 | Dealers may not like to see the extent of the drop in auction prices quantified by the Sculpture Index , but it is important to remember that the figures are based on a large number of actual transactions , not a selection of retail sales . |
| 10 | I do not like to see eagles fighting in this way over something that is no eagle 's fault . |
| 11 | You 've grown into a very beautiful young woman , Alice , and I do not like to see beauty wasted . |
| 12 | I do not like to see things being killed . |
| 13 | ‘ I do not like to see fear in a woman 's eyes , especially a woman who places so much value in equality . |
| 14 | People do not like to see land set aside , with someone appearing not to be doing very much with the land set aside and getting paid for it . |
| 15 | I do not like to see thistles growing in the fields . |
| 16 | I would not like to see a repeat of the problems caused when Station Lane was closed at the railway bridge some time ago ! |
| 17 | We 've heard in introduction Mr Mr say that the County Council would not like to see housing requirements any lower than they have proposed . |
| 18 | I would just say I would not like to see the reserves fall much below £1.5m . |
| 19 | Phil Gallie , Conservative MP for Ayr , would not like to see VAT extended and made representations , on behalf of the local press , during the current round of pre-Budget consultations . |
| 20 | er and therefore for that very reason do not like to see the Government going in for a whole series of embarrassing defeats er and erm getting into very grave difficulties with an important Bill and I therefore arise only to ask my Noble Friend er at the last minute would like to consider very seriously erm a conciliatory reply of whether accepting er the amendments with er or er or some of them er with er er er view to their reconsideration or asking those who propose them to defer them from to from today 's sitting , there 's still further sittings ahead , but whether he was prepared to ask them to give him a chance to reflect without incurring serious Government defeats to reflect further on whether further amendments can not and should not be made . |
| 21 | I would tell Miss if I was you because I do not like to see |
| 22 | The proposals were due to be considered by Cabinet ten days later and ministers do not like seeing what they are to discuss plastered all over the press beforehand . |
| 23 | you 'll have to protect the dog cos he might not like seeing his carpet pulled up , mm |
| 24 | I felt that she may have either directly or indirectly encouraged him to make this decision for several reasons : she was suffering ; she knew that he was n't going to leave the hospital and she accepted that ; and she did n't like seeing him talk himself into more suffering for him and for her ; and I do n't think there 's any question that in some sense she must have gotten this across to him that he ought to give up much more than anyone else . |
| 25 | She might have been released by someone who does n't like seeing birds in cages , or by the breeder — perhaps he did n't have a licence to keep her and somebody reported him . |
| 26 | And now I 'll do the other half of my reef knot , right , and tuck the ends in immediately , they do n't like seeing ends because they 're considered dangerous in first aid so do n't forget to do it , do the knot , tuck it in all in one movement and then it 's done , okay , how does that feel ? |
| 27 | He does n't like seeing me because it makes him remember my mother . |
| 28 | " I do n't like seeing so far , " she said once . |
| 29 | ‘ But you did n't like seeing her here , did you ? |
| 30 | In general , though , the best reason for avoiding serious abusive stuff is that most people just do n't like seeing it . |