Example sentences of "you [modal v] like it to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everything is where you 'd like it to be and the instruments , in particular , cram a wealth of information to one well-packaged and easily read display . |
| 2 | I think that diving can be as calorie consuming as you would like it to be . ’ |
| 3 | It is equally important to stress also that law is not whatever you please , nor what you would like it to be . |
| 4 | The pursuit of good living is not the innocent thing you would like it to be , my dear ; you were n't born in time to watch my compatriots during the war , the energies they put into it , the boys dying Pour La Patrie while the family at home fought about L'Héritage and assured the survival of La Bonne Cuisine . |
| 5 | I think it 's the nearest we 'll get to it , and it 's in the White Paper and it can be used in exactly the sense that I gather you would like it to be used , in the discussions we have on the results of the scrutiny , and that would be the starting point there . |