have him like me

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have him like me

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Are these sentences correct:

1) He is somebody I would like to have like me without my doing anything for it.

2) He is somebody I would like to have liking me without my doing anything for it.


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Re: have him like me

Post by Alan »

Neither is natural, but both grammatically possible (#2: informal only).
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