Example sentences of "i [modal v] love to [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know you were proud to give Anne away , and I 'd love to be with you and all the family , but we only have two days ’ leave . |
| 2 | I 'd love to be like my mother . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm a free agent and like any other driver I 'd love to be in the Williams . ’ |
| 4 | I would love to be like Shadow . |
| 5 | ‘ I would love to be in partnership with someone who would do all the work , and leave me 50 per cent . |
| 6 | The easiest uses to come to grips with are exclamations such as ( 1 ) above , because they give a very clear impression of somehow looking at the infinitive event from a position before : they express a desire or longing to realize the infinitive event , so that ( 1 ) might be paraphrased " I would love to be in England … |