Liked Sentence Examples

Alex liked being in control, and he had none in this situation.

I thought you liked it here.

Everyone liked the idea, so they returned to their rooms and cleaned up.

Mary liked him, and the feelings were obviously mutual.

When only a child he liked to stand by the river and see the ships sailing past.

I really liked her.

She instinctively liked Darcie.

He liked her innocence.

She liked him, too, even though he was different from Damian and Dusty.

I answered that I was very sure I liked it passably well; I was not joking.

We all liked New England but Quinn in particular, despised the high taxes of his home state.

He liked that idea more than he thought he should.

Adrienne wasn't sure she liked the drift of the conversation.

The chickens liked their new run, which was purposely left full of weeds.

You could see which restaurants were rated the highest on Yelp, which ones certain reviewers liked, and so on.

Smith liked the spelling, and made it permanent.

If Alex liked being in control, and she liked him being in control, then there was no problem.

You always liked living on the edge, but you've never been so impulsive.

Obviously he liked ranch work better than anything he had studied.

She told our neighbor Mildred she'd done something she regretted 'cause now she really liked this guy and thought maybe she'd messed things up between them.

Damian didn't care; Sofia liked Pierre, and he had a feeling Pierre's blunt dose of reality was soothing to her in a world where nothing else made sense.

She liked the space clothing.

He liked the challenge.

I've always liked to impress people, a childish vise I have never outgrown.

She always liked to stand by the piano when some one was playing and singing.

But now I have doubts that he even liked me.

Well, I'm not sure what you mean by this guy "showed" that he liked you.

What do you mean he "showed you" he liked you?

Just today he asked a friend of mine if I liked him and she didn't say anything.

I know he liked me in middle school, but I'm not sure if he still does.

Even though he knew I liked him he never made our friendship different because of it and things were never weird.

Last year, on a French trip my best friend let my crush slip out to him, partly because she liked him too.

He was very imaginative and he liked to pretend he was policemen and in the army.

Okay, so I've liked this guy for a couple years and we've become really close.

She opted to use the wrappers from "Five" gum, since she liked the colors.

I actually found a bottle I liked and we got a bottle for Zack as a souvenir.

For that reason, women are more likely to tell someone they liked a gift they received when they didn't.

We would come back home and find ourselves talking about a certain little glass or a particularly cool pattern that we liked, wondering, "What if this were a little more like that?"

Cruise became more popular and better liked by the public because he did the right thing and married Holmes, making the marriage and their blended family with his adopted children work.

If she can convince hundreds of thousands of people to go buy a book simply by saying she liked it, there really is no telling how much pull she will have with voters in the next upcoming election.

He got what was to be a very small bit part, but turned into an over 300 line part because Linklater found that he really liked McConaughey's ad-libbing and improvisational skills.

Rich also liked the other performances, with the exception of Dee Snyder's, because he felt that some of Snyder's material was inappropriate for an all ages show, but everyone else, he really did like.

Obviously, during this time period, Neil Patrick Harris liked to keep busy.

Well, Tiffany liked being on the B list and now has a cult following of B-Movie (I think they're trying to call it "Indie Horror" now…) fans around the world.

Okay, so the rumor is that Miss "I kissed a girl and I liked it" (just try to get that song out of your head now), was spotted kissing Benji Madden at the Hard Rock Hotel in New York.

This led to small roles on television and film, but Depp felt that he wasn't getting as many parts as he would have liked to.

The fact that she was also a blonde bombshell who liked to dress in provocative clothing certainly helped her to gain popularity as well.

Punky was always written as a joyful, positive character, and parents liked the role model she turned out to be for their children.By the fourth season of the show, Punky was attending junior high school.

I popped covers on all three boys to try them, and the dogs liked them.

If you liked this project, check out Wendy's directions for a Homemade Dog Collar Holder.

This way I could remember what it looked liked when I checked in, and what I needed it to look like when I checked out.

The variety known as "Christmas Rose," though not from the rose family, is especially well liked by gardeners because its pure white and pale pink blooms typically bloom during late winter when nothing else is blossoming.

The children liked the rings because they acted like an "early warning detection system" of their Mom's mood.

Fussy outerwear made of heavy furs was giving way to slim wool coats, although many men still liked to throw a raccoon coat over their slim suits.

Traditionally, the ribbon's colors signified the school or boating association with which the wearer was affiliated, but as the hats became more popular, men simply chose ribbons they liked.

When you start trying organic wines, you'll likely want to start a wine journal or notebook where you write down information about the different types of wines you have tried and how you liked them.

This will help you remember which wines you liked and let you know which ones to steer clear of the next time you're shopping for organic wine.

Not every product is ever going to be liked by every single customer.

If you liked the first Dark Alliance game, this is worth checking out.

One thing I liked about the graphics was the atmosphere.

I liked how everything was happening around you during your missions and that it didn't seem like it was all about you.

Download trial versions of the game, evaluate and purchase if you liked the game.

I found that the controls weren't as responsive as I would have liked them to be.

I would have liked to see things from different angles, but this flaw is common in these types of games.

If you liked the original rhythm game you won't be disappointed.

Guitar Hero 2 keeps all the features we liked from the first Guitar Hero, and improved in some areas that needed a bit of tweaking.

She selected an off-the-shoulder lilac colored sun dress that Alex liked.

She gripped his ass the way he liked.

There was a natural sense of cheerfulness to her that she liked.

His voice held an upbeat note and natural warmth that she liked.

I've always liked those, she murmured, pensive.

She liked him immediately.

Deidre suddenly liked her even less.

He had no intention of reading it, but he liked how soft the cover was.

The judge liked that option rather than jailing a single mom.

Gabriel liked Kris as much as he'd ever liked anyone despite the bad blood between Kris and his half-brother, Rhyn.

She liked the way he smelled, how strong and solid his body was.

She liked his smell, his warmth, his strength…even his snarkiness.

Katie smiled in return, deciding she liked the Amazon with the British accent and wild tribal tattoos.

He wasn't sure if he liked that or not about her.

Now, he had a reason to care what tomorrow brought, and he wasn't certain he liked the newfound feeling.

If not for the nightmares, she'd carry him back to his bed, whether or not he liked it, but she found some comfort in having the angel so close.

Didn.t realize I liked having some sort of free will.

She.d never liked her room, but she found some comfort in its familiarity.

He liked watching her despite her odd actions.

If he channeled that fire, he might find he liked her defiant passion.

Her walk was unguarded like her mannerisms, a sweet lack of refinement he wasn't sure he liked.

Kiera liked her mind the way it was, liked roaming through the hallways and spending the mornings in training with the little boys out back.

You might not have liked Edith Shipton, but her death is still a tragedy.

As close as they were, they liked their privacy, and with their keen hearing, distance was required.

I'm glad you liked it.

Your parents must not have liked you much.

That was strange; he thought surely she had liked it.

Elisabeth wondered whether he meant that she liked cars or that she could whistle like a guy.

It suddenly occurred to him that he wasn't sure if she even liked music.

She would have liked Elisabeth as much as Sarah did.

I tried to guess the pieces you liked, I'm anxious to see if I chose correctly.

I really liked hearing you say you're in love with me.

Much as she liked Katie, they were miles apart in their opinions and dreams.

Anyway, I always liked that name.

It's just a matter of time until she and Bill get married and you know how Bill always liked this place.

Of course, he liked the land around her farm - but building a house was a major investment, especially that one.

She chuckled, a sound he liked but rarely heard.

Though he did live in a tent, he liked to think he lived as comfortable as possible.

Even without their shared history, there had always been something about Tim that Brady liked.

As much as she liked Mrs. Watson, she feared trusting anyone ever again.

Brady began to recall why he never liked Charlie that much in the first place.

The specter pointed back towards the lake.  Katie slowed and watched Gabriel continue onward.  She'd liked Andre above any of the Council members, but his insistence that she go in the direction opposite of which she was headed puzzled her.

Her bizarre changes of subject made him understand why Andre hadn't liked dealing with her.  Was there hidden meaning in her words?

None of them ever liked me.

Jeff liked the water and especially loved the ocean.

He never liked being on the hot seat and he'd found his niche with this job.

We liked his work and he liked what he was doing.

He and Fred did not enjoy the same music so when both were home the five-disc machine usually contained two jazz selections for Dean, two country and western for Fred, and a pop group neither liked but both could tolerate.

What the hell, Visa liked him again.

I know, because the twins always went up to Scranton on Wednesday night 'cause that's when this country and western band they liked played.

I think he'd have liked your being there.

The silence that followed stretched far longer than Dean would have liked.

The magic forced into his body during a battle with an Other in Ireland had opened up much more than he liked.

I remember enough to know I never liked you.

And we never liked you.

More relief trickled through her than she liked.

I always liked you, Jenn.

His warmth made her drowsy and comfortable, and she liked the feeling.

More than she liked.

Alex knew the sheep liked this area.

Carmen liked him instantly.

I thought you liked having him make the decisions.

I noticed you didn't have a dog and I thought since you liked animals … Carmen smiled.

There was no reason to pretend she liked the choice.

Maybe she lacked taste, but she knew what she liked.

The water was cold and had a metallic taste she liked.

No, he liked to do the chasing.

His attempts at braiding her dark hair the way she liked it had ended up in a series of knots, because he didn't quite understand how to do it and his man-sized fingers were too clumsy.

He liked Darian's recklessness.

Most were rotten to the core, jaded or desperate, because that's the way he liked them.

She liked the idea of being special, especially with the hoard of beautiful women in front of her whose perfect bodies left her feeling plain.

He liked the feel of her soft skin and shapely body in his arms.

She could see the kid doing it, though she liked to think Xander was able to counter anything like that.

He liked her, more than he should, given she was working on betraying him.

He liked neither the labour itself nor its object.

Wren apparently did not himself approve of this second design, for he got the king to give him permission to alter it as much as he liked, without showing models or drawings to any one, and the actual building bears little resemblance to the approved design, to which it is very superior in almost every possible point.

By the New Zealanders they are cordially liked.

He did not like to depend on statesmen's promises, which are proverbially uncertain of fulfilment; he as little liked to retrench; and he was wearied of parliament, where he had never given any but silent votes.

He would have liked to organize a big move against the Bolsheviks from the west, but such a move could not be made while the Entente Powers were resolved to keep Germany out, and while they sympathized with all the new organizations hostile to RussiaEsthonia, Latvia and Poland.

No one, said his younger brother Lucien, liked to thwart him.

In June 17 51 he became president of the council, and was still liked and trusted by the king, but his share in government did not go beyond giving advice, and endeavouring to forward ministerial arrangements.

There are numerous rhymed fairy tales, which are much liked by the people, but they are of no literary merit.

He went to school, mainly in Edinburgh, from 1858 to 1867, but his ill-health prevented his learning much, and his teachers, as his mother afterwards said, "liked talking to him better than teaching him."

He retained his old university habit of taking long walks with a congenial companion, even in London, and although he cared but little for what is commonly known as society - the society of crowded rooms and fragments of sentences - he very much liked conversation.

He was amiable and kind-hearted, and greatly liked by his neighbours, but not a man of business habits, and he did not succeed in his farming enterprise.

His visiting espionage, as unkind critics put it - his secret diplomatic mission, as he would have liked to have it put himself - began in the summer of 1722, and he set out for it in company with a certain Madame de Rupelmonde, to whom he as usual made love, taught deism and served as an amusing travelling companion.

Frederick did not like disobedience, but he still less liked being made a fool of, and he put Voltaire under arrest.

In 1857 two Arthurian poems had been tentatively and privately printed, as Enid and Nimue, or the True and the False, to see how the idyllic form would be liked by the inner circle of Tennyson's friends.

This seems to be sufficiently attested by the fact that he was greatly liked and esteemed, not only in the pulpit but in private intercourse, by cultivated women like the countess of Biickeburg, the duchess of Weimar and Frau von Stein, and, what perhaps is more, was exceedingly popular among the gymnasium pupils, in whose education he took so lively an interest.

The new administration was ill liked by some of the followers of both.

Whatever the form of a wave, we could always force it to travel on with that form unchanged, and with any velocity we chose, if we could apply any " external " force we liked to each particle, in addition to the " internal " force called into play by the compressions or extensions.

It was said at court that she liked the demonstrative homage of crowds; but she had good reason to fear lest her child should be taken away from her to be educated according to the views of George IV.

From his time a citizen militia was replaced by a professional soldiery, which had hitherto been little liked by the Roman people.

He might have the leisure which was so indispensable, but at price of the freedom to read, think, write what he liked.

Henceforth his life was passed in the way he best liked - in _ quiet and almost uninterrupted study.

No homes for soldiers and sailors are more efficient or better liked by the men.

To the protests of Prussia, Austria replied that she had a full right to do what she liked in the duchy, and that she still adhered to the declaration of the princes, made on the 28th of May 1864, in favor of Dtrke Frederick.

Since, in spite of this object-lesson, the Polish nobles still continued their offers, the peasants consulted the local Austrian authorities as to what course they should take; and the local authorities, unaccustomed to arriving at any decision without consulting Vienna, practically gave them carte blanche to do as they liked.

All kings liked to win the good word of the Greeks.

On the 26th of February 1886 Emjn received despatches from Cairo via Zanzibar, from which he learned all that had occurred during the previous three years, and that he might take any step he liked, should he decide to leave the country.

He liked good eating and drinking, although even here the cost was sharply looked after, the expenses of his kitchen mounting to no higher figure than 1800 a year.

He studied law for a time, but liked it no better than schoolmastering.

He never liked Protestantism, and he was prepared for peace with Rome on his own terms. Those terms were impossible of acceptance by a pope in Clement VII.'s position; but before Clement had made up his mind to reject them, Henry had discovered that the papacy was hardly worth conciliating.

For, though that celebrated personage would have liked to be called, not " sophist " but " political philosopher," and tried to fasten the name of " sophist " upon his opponents the Socratics, it is clear from his own statement that he was commonly ranked with the sophists, and that he had no claim, except on the score of superior popularity and success, to be dissociated from the other teachers of political rhetoric. It is true that he was not a political sophist of the vulgar type, that as a theorist he was honest and patriotic, and that, in addition to his fame as a teacher, he had a distinct reputation as a man of letters; but he was a professor of political rhetoric, and, as such, in the phraseology of the day, a sophist.

At the end of the sermon in Tristram he had intimated that, if this sample of Yorick's pulpit eloquence was liked, "there are now in the possession of the Shandy family as many as will make a handsome volume, at the world's service, and much good may they do it."

Blaine, whom he succeeded as a leader of the Republican party and whose views of reciprocity he formally adopted in his last public address, McKinley had great personal suavity and dignity, and was thoroughly well liked by his party colleagues.

At all periods, moreover, hieroglyphic writing was a branch of decorative art, and it may have been that the ancient Egyptian, like the modern Turk, resented too much lucidity, and liked his literary compositions to be veiled in a certain obscurity.

Wines intended for consumption in France receive a moderate quantity of liqueur, but those for the Russian and South American markets, where very sweet wines are liked, receive more.

Before this could be accomplished Chatham's mind became impaired, and Townshend, who was the most determined and influential of his colleagues, swayed the ministry as he liked, pledging himself to find a revenue in America with which to meet the deficiency caused by the reduction in the land tax.

Knox publicly protested; and Moray, who probably understood and liked both parties, brought the preacher to the presence of his queen.

He liked books and quiet corners all his days, he says; and so, when conviction of sin and visions of God's grace came to him in the medieval fashion of a dream of the anger and forgiveness of the Virgin, Florentius told him that a monk's life would suit him best, advised him to join the Augustinian order, and sent him to Zwolle to the new convent of Mount St Agnes, where his brother John was prior.

Even the few who were patriotic enough to acquiesce in the change by no means liked it.

Another poet of the same school is Balthazar Dias, the blind poet, whose simple religious autos are still performed in the villages, and are continually reprinted, the best liked being the Auto of St Alexis, and the Auto of St Catherine.

As for the extreme theory of the anti-Rabelaisians, that Rabelais was a "dirty old blackguard" who liked filth and wallowed in it from choice, that hardly needs comment.

He won enthusiastic devotion from the men of Wessex and the South, but in Northumbria and Mercia lie was less liked.

Henry soon found that Beckets threats had more effect than he liked.

He would have liked to make parliament, no doubt, a mere meeting for the voting of taxation with the smallest possible friction.

Sometimes Danby was allowed to do as he liked, and the marriage of the duke of Yorks eldest daughter Mary to her cousin the prince of Orange was the most lasting result of his administration.

He thought he could " mak what liked him law and gospel."

In contrast to Cavaignac he was the candidate of the advanced parties, but also of the monarchists, who reckoned on doing what they liked with him, and of the Catholics, who gave him their votes on condition of his restoring the temporal power to Rome and handing over education to the Church.

Pippins donation was restored, but the protectorate was no longer so distant, respectful and intermittent as the pope liked.

Louis, who liked Lauzun, and who had been educated by Mazarin in the idea that Mademoiselle ought not to be allowed to carry her vast estates and royal blood to anyone who was himself of the bloodroyal, or even to any foreign prince, gave his consent, but it was not immediately acted on, as the other members of the royal family prevailed with Louis to rescind his permission.

It wasn't something that she liked about him, but if it was in his nature, it was something that wasn't going to change.

Alex liked being in control, but most of the time she wouldn't describe him as being controlling.

Sarah's only explanation was that he liked being alone.

Didn't think you Watchers liked us lesser beings contacting you.

He liked that she sought him out, not as the leader of the Guardians, not as the White God, not as the Defender of Mankind.

He stared, aware kiri liked them, too.

Unable to dwell on how Hell knew what she liked for breakfast, she wolfed down the pastries and a banana before crossing to the bathroom for a shower.

Surely Katie realized Alex remained head of the household because he liked the position – and because he was married to a person who liked him in that position.

He liked Fate, though after the story of how the deity took out past-Deidre, he knew better than to trust the godling completely.

She liked his smell, his warmth, his strength…even his snarkiness.

Katie smiled, deciding she liked Kiki's no-nonsense attitude.

The woman was crazy, and yet, a part of him liked that about her.

If not for the nightmares, she.d carry him back to his bed, whether or not he liked it, but she found some comfort in having the angel so close.

She didn't back down, a trait he was not certain he liked for his woman.

She liked him even less after that occurrence and chose to hide in the conference room every day after that, unwilling to deal with him again.

He would have liked to think his ego had caused the rage, but he knew it was something much more complicated.

Rhyn had liked this demon for some reason, and because of that, Toby trusted the flawed half-demon as much as he did Gabriel.

They subsided into silence, and the gravity of her situation hedged in on her again.  She liked talking to Gabe.  He took her mind off her own issues and the creepy forest.

Kris's memories stirred stronger than he liked.  He remembered Lilith, a beautiful Immortal whose laugh had filled him with happiness.  Their love had been intense and brief, lasting less than a human year in total.  One day, she was just … gone.  Slaughtered by Rhyn, who had taken her head the same way his brothers took the head of Rhyn's demoness mother.

And I liked it—very much.

Alex liked to be in control — not of her, but of life in general.

I noticed you didn't have a dog and I thought since you liked animals … Carmen smiled.

He wasn't what she expected for the owner who liked everything alphabetized and orderly, preferring structure to spontaneity.

She liked that about Gerry while wondering if he was able to make her blood burn as Xander had.

I also particularly liked the fact that you only charged $2.50 per bag.

They liked to indulge in fine cuisine.

He liked to indulge in escapist fantasy.

He wrote because he liked to write; he did not abridge, because he cared not to abridge.

Alan Carr we liked - the drag artiste in between should have stayed in the States.

The one I liked most last year was on a map in a glossy brochure which was labeled with " Spoon Lane Locks " .

I liked Stez the best because he's a cuddly bunny who does not suffer fools gladly.

The bathroom looked liked it had been crammed into a small closet.

The pilot took us up to the fluffy clouds then let me do what I liked.

It's funny actually cos it's so smart compared to the original one and I always quite liked that.

I did crossovers with other comics with whose creators I was friendly, got linked to on people's websites who liked the comic.

People liked Jim Callaghan in 1979 and actively disliked Margaret Thatcher - but they voted for her because they thought she was right.

When interviewed, the group who had had a doula were better able to mention aspects of care they had not liked.

This was quite emotional for me, but I had limited time to do everything I would have liked.

I liked the distinctive approach of the KTP, combining academic erudition with business related skills.

I liked the puppets because they were funny and they looked funny because they had red cheeks and they had bow-ties.

There's an aura of only very slightly faded gentility about the place that I rather liked.

A piece of bruised ginger may be added if liked.

Fred told me that he liked the way that I was treating him just like a normal guy.

Boys tended to play football and some liked to perform handstands against a wall or do somersaults.

I particularly liked the sound of black pudding in a poivre sauce, and smoked ham hock in apricot sauce.

I particularly liked the interplay between Petrucci's solid riff mid-section and Rudess ' Hammond organ improvisation in the gaps between the riffs.

You may by now be getting a vague inkling that I liked The Moon & Sixpence.

For anybody who said they liked the magic, there'd be two popular jocks who'd hurl insults as all their friends laughed.

Most platoon officers were first class and well liked by the lads, even cracking jokes with us.

I liked how the authors identify the different styles of kickboxing, and how they explain the difference between aerobic kickboxing and full-contact kickboxing.

I must say if I'd known he liked Morris Dancing so much I'd have gotten a maypole as a wedding present!

I liked them so much I got fifths at lunch because I was the only one at my table who like meatballs.

I still mourn some of the books I liked not being included on the long list.

I just liked the whole based on Greek mythology.

Wow, what a mouthful, I'd have liked to have seen their headed notepaper!

I liked the oldies who sat with him at his desk.

Even tho we were no longer little kittens, we still liked to give a new place the old once-over.

There was one piece I heard that I really liked - I asked the organist what it was and I've now forgotton.

He told me afterward, he liked firmness in an old man, and was pleased to see Mr M'Lean so orthodox.

The color scheme is actually from a scimitar horned oryx, but I liked the look of it.

Bowler also liked the fact that they were sitting the original seats, so painstaking revived.

I think it was just a lady who liked reptiles and opened a massage parlor for them.

Ninety-five percent of the students reported that they liked working with partners at the computers.

The improvements were mainly physical (96% of residents liked their house or flat ), the deterioration related to drugs and vandalism.

A lovely early 20th century piety, I thought, which I liked very much.

I liked it because it comes with enough pipe cleaners to make everything in the book.

Czech number one Jan Koukal liked the Zagreb courts so much that he decided to play 85 minutes to overcome English qualifier Jonathan Harford.

I liked the Empire State bit and actually got a bit queasy at some points tho!

He was a little runt who probably got picked on at school, nobody liked him.

She was well liked by them, even tho she sometimes scolded them for not keeping their pavements clean and tidy!

The deeply sad opening to the second movement was so well sculpted we would have liked to hear more.

I would have liked to have seen a graph or a table for dissolved oxygen concentrations in surface seawater included.

I liked the movie theme in which there is a big shootout in the parking garage and wanted to get that atmosphere.

Liked the line ' feeling small, inner enemies standing tall ', droning chords driving the melody along.

A depression habit spiral I liked to switch off the lights when I was alone in the house and put the saddest music on.

Sarah is wholly sympathetic, as is the glamorous ten-year-old American girl liked by the young stepson of one of the main characters.

I liked the length - not too long, especially suitable for time short undergraduates.

She became more tactile, buying herself a velvet skirt because she liked the feeling.

I liked '100 Years from Today ' because it was played at a more leisurely tempo.

I liked your proposal to the terrorist threat, Elaine.

Warsaw Drinking culture The Poles have always liked a tipple.

He'd injured his face in a climbing accident and was quite unintelligible, but no-one liked to ask him to stop lecturing.

And we collected up the things we liked, and the things we didn´t like, like this is evidence, like it´s voodoo.

The best thing I liked was when you chased the weasels.

It liked the feel of Fred as he sinuously writhed on top of it, and sabotaged Shaggy's vocal chords.

I liked the practical aspect of Biology and the fun trips we went on including the zoo!

They liked to consider themselves as the Lord's anointed, placed high above all ordinary mortals even of the most exalted rank; and when Constantinople fell into the hands of the infidel they began to imagine that, as the most powerful potentates of the Eastern Orthodox world they were the protectors of the Orthodox faith and the political heirs of the East Roman emperors.

His personal allegiance to Lutheranism was sound, but he liked neither the growing strength of Brandenburg nor the increasing prestige of the Palatinate; the adherence of the other branches of the Saxon ruling house to Protestantism seemed to him to suggest that the head of electoral Saxony should throw his weight into the other scale, and he was prepared to favour the advances of the Habsburgs and the Roman Catholic party.

In 1531 he became g pP archbishop of York, but he came under suspicion ae one who dis Grant's three he was compelled to break out of his Petersburg liked the king's new position as head of the English Church.

They liked him because he was vigorous, brusque, uncouth, relentless, straightforward and open.

Belle, our dog, my other companion, was old and lazy and liked to sleep by the open fire rather than to romp with me.

Later I read the book again in French, and I found that, in spite of the vivid word-pictures, and the wonderful mastery of language, I liked it no better.

The horse's name was Prince and he was gentle and liked to trot very fast.

Even when she did not fully understand words or ideas, she liked to set them down as though she did.

If you liked, we would run and jump and hop and dance, and be very happy.

Some one asked her if she liked to study.

She also felt a Greek chariot, and the charioteer would have liked to take her round the ring; but she was afraid of "many swift horses."

The fairies promised obedience and soon started on their journey, dragging the great glass jars and vases along, as well as they could, and now and then grumbling a little at having such hard work to do, for they were idle fairies, and liked play better than work.

Pierre did not eat anything though he would very much have liked to.

Mademoiselle Bourienne knew a story, heard from her aunt but finished in her own way, which she liked to repeat to herself.

He liked Petersburg and despised Moscow.

It was as if Prince Andrew would have liked to sympathize with what Pierre was saying, but could not.

Denisov, who was living luxuriously because the soldiers of his squadron liked him, had also a board in the roof at the farther end, with a piece of (broken but mended) glass in it for a window.

She realized that those noticing her liked her, and this observation helped to calm her.

Like all men who have grown up in society, Prince Andrew liked meeting someone there not of the conventional society stamp.

As soon as Natasha had finished she went up to him and asked how he liked her voice.

He smiled, looking at her, and said he liked her singing as he liked everything she did.

Having finished her morning tea she went to the ballroom, which she particularly liked for its loud resonance, and began singing her solfeggio.

Prince Andrew blushed, as he often did now--Natasha particularly liked it in him--and said that his son would not live with them.

Or, turning to Mademoiselle Bourienne, he would ask her in Princess Mary's presence how she liked our village priests and icons and would joke about them.

Rostov had become a bluff, good-natured fellow, whom his Moscow acquaintances would have considered rather bad form, but who was liked and respected by his comrades, subordinates, and superiors, and was well contented with his life.

Natasha liked to test her power over him.

Young ladies, married and unmarried, liked him because without making love to any of them, he was equally amiable to all, especially after supper.

When he comes, he'll find you already know his sister and father and are liked by them.

Their box was pervaded by that atmosphere of an affianced couple which Natasha knew so well and liked so much.

During one of these moments of awkward silence when Anatole's prominent eyes were gazing calmly and fixedly at her, Natasha, to break the silence, asked him how he liked Moscow.

Marya Dmitrievna liked Sundays and knew how to keep them.

But he liked them; liked that mad driving at twelve miles an hour, liked upsetting a driver or running down a pedestrian, and flying at full gallop through the Moscow streets.

He liked giving a painful lash on the neck to some peasant who, more dead than alive, was already hurrying out of his way.

Anatole and Dolokhov liked Balaga too for his masterly driving and because he liked the things they liked.

She liked to be with him better than with the others, and when alone with him she sometimes laughed.

The prince allowed no one at Bald Hills to drive with ringing bells; but on a long journey Alpatych liked to have them.

They knew their Natasha, and alarm as to what would happen if she heard this news stifled all sympathy for the man they both liked.

Everybody knew him, the Emperor liked him, and he was young and interesting.

After a few words about Princess Mary and her late father, whom Malvintseva had evidently not liked, and having asked what Nicholas knew of Prince Andrew, who also was evidently no favorite of hers, the important old lady dismissed Nicholas after repeating her invitation to come to see her.

He liked to talk and he talked well, adorning his speech with terms of endearment and with folk sayings which Pierre thought he invented himself, but the chief charm of his talk lay in the fact that the commonest events--sometimes just such as Pierre had witnessed without taking notice of them--assumed in Karataev's a character of solemn fitness.

The princess looked round and saw Natasha coming in, almost running-- that Natasha whom she had liked so little at their meeting in Moscow long since.

He wrote letters to his daughters and to Madame de Stael, read novels, liked the society of pretty women, jested with generals, officers, and soldiers, and never contradicted those who tried to prove anything to him.

Among the gentry of the province Nicholas was respected but not liked.

Nicholas and his wife lived together so happily that even Sonya and the old countess, who felt jealous and would have liked them to disagree, could find nothing to reproach them with; but even they had their moments of antagonism.

Pierre had but to show a partiality for anything to get just what he liked done always.