like - use in sentences

Object

  • copy: Would you like a copy of the Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000?
  • idea: If you like the idea of something different in a site then this may be the one you are looking for.
  • information: Please contact us if you would like any further information on our commercial dry cleaning services.
  • way: I like the way he starts his set with " Breathe " a solo career song that has started to grow on me.

Modifies a noun

  • manner: In like manner, Water receives two qualities from the Earth, darkness and thickness; and from the Fire one, motion.

Modifying Another Word

  • especially: It especially likes the deeper blacker soils that were created under long since vanished mixed oak woodland.
  • n't: Also, I do n't like sitting in a concert hall or theater with a full tummy.
  • just: Off course there are also a lot of members who just like the social side of training.

Used with why or when

  • what: If you like what you see on the sites then why not consider joining us?

Infinitive complement

  • thank: I would like to thank Skill for giving me a great work experience.
  • know: I'd also like to know who the mysterious Dwayne Detroit was!
  • hear: I would like to hear what you thought of the site.
  • see: I'd like to see the pyramids in Egypt one day.
  • think: I would like to think that my case is an exception.
  • join: My son would like to join the police but he is just turning eighteen and has been told that you prefer more mature people.

Present participle complement

  • sit: Also, I don't like sitting in a concert hall or theater with a full tummy.
  • live: So what's it like living there now and what hope for the future?

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