(1) I always likes play a lone hand.

(2) He always likes play a lone hand.

(3) He always likes to play a lone hand.

(4) I always like play a lone hand.

(5) I always love to play a lone hand, that's cool!

(6) He's not the sort to enter into partnership. He prefers to play a lone hand.

(7) When investing in a business , he always likes to play a lone hand.

(8) When I went to school in London I had learnt to play a lone hand.