Example sentences of "we [modal v] like [pers pn] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We should like it to be officially proclaimed by each university that in all its examinations the quality of the English written or spoken by candidates , especially its lucidity and its fitness to the subject , will carry great weight with examiners . |
| 2 | John Lee Hooker wo n't be with us forever , however much we 'd like him to be . |
| 3 | We 're an open community in this house now and we 'd like you to be a member , would n't we , Alison . |
| 4 | When we fix a date , we 'd like you to be bridesmaid . ’ |
| 5 | It is one thing to realize that our faith will always be weaker than we would like it to be , but it is quite another to insist that our faith must be weaker than it can afford to be . |
| 6 | In fact , it is particularly important for any popular movement to avoid the all-too-tempting trap of merely asserting that the law is what we would like it to be . |