The emperor liked Rachel, the fellow office worker, and was trying to impress her with the Manchu Han Imperial Feast.

The emperor liked things the way they were, which kept the counts of Holland from becoming too influential and gave himself a foothold in this corner of his empire.

I am living in a republic of emperors, and emperors do not like to be contradicted, especially by some Flemish interloper.

Also a shepherd, who was whistling a tune that the emperor liked, was led into the mountain by a dwarf.

I know the emperor would like to see one of your people capture a major trophy.

If the Senate or a later emperor did not like the acts of an individual, they could have his property seized, his name erased and his statues reworked.

The emperor would have liked to go a little further and restore him to royal status, but Genji's inclinations were against that honor as well.

The emperor must have liked him because he gave him presents of money and gold chains.

Perceiving his disillusionment, she burst into tears, lamenting that "the emperor did not like me!"

The emperor liked foreign women such as Mongols and Uighur.