John called to the house to say that he had got a call from the doctor about his appointment.
You can use the word but in a sentence by: The girl liked ice-cream, but she also liked popsicles.
He liked to work ahead of the class.
Some of the tables we liked were quadrilaterals.
The girl looked liked a beautiful angel.
James liked to keep his room shipshape.
I liked the way my work was subtly redacted.
He liked to grind his coffee himself.
He tried to call her several times. He called her several times.
The big, gray elephant liked to eat peanuts...
He liked to create pictures and works of literature.
Although Spot was a mongrel, we liked to call him our Heinz 57 dog.
The unpredictable boy said he liked to pratfall. =D