Example sentences of "would like [pron] " in BNC.

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1 And it 's summat I 'd like myself , that .
2 He was very friendly with erm who was in charge of the Extra Mural Board and erm then possibly because of this connection erm we were asked by the erm Ministry of Defence to provide lectures and courses for erm units of H M Forces stationed in the area and erm so a panel of lecturers was erm formed and erm they used to go out , the , the units used to have their own Education Officers , usually a sergeant or perhaps a second lieutenant and erm they used to come into the office and say that they 'd like somebody to go out to their Searchlight Unit or A A Unit stationed somewhere out in the sticks and er lecture on this that or the other and erm we were supposed to try and fix them up and erm the panel erm , it had quite a number of erm people on it that erm , I ca n't remember who they all were , I know that erm you 'd hardly believe this but there was a chap named Mr and another chap named Mr
3 but obviously I , I 'd like somebody else 's opinion really
4 ‘ I 'd like everyone to get into the habit of rinsing their own coffee cup after use and putting it away in the top cupboard . ’
5 Next I 'd like whatever you can find on someone called Hennessy .
6 So I want , I 'd like everybody 's erm payment for the conference thing next week if poss .
7 I 'm sorry but I , I want to be fair to everybody , yeah and I also want to be fair to the debate that 's still to come later this afternoon , but I 've called for questions and I 'd like everybody to start their statement with the question which they 're going to put to the convenor .
8 And therefore I 'd like everybody
9 What I would like is for all the Councillors to look at this , to advise me which other seats they think are indeed the responsibility of and then I 'll go back and go to battle but er I 'd like everybody 's views on which ones they believe they are so that I can do it firmly .
10 ‘ And as you insist on leaving at the end of the month , ’ he added blandly , ‘ I 'd like everything — but everything — bang up to date . ’
11 You 'd like everything .
12 ‘ I 'd be able to come and see you oftener — if you 'd like me to , Arty . ’
13 ‘ Now if you 'd like me to tell you what I really think of United Motors after all these years , I 'll do so . ’
14 ‘ I did wonder if you 'd like me to send cards to your parents and Rufus 's from Athens .
15 One evening he said he 'd like me to fetch him the following morning , as he wanted to make some bread .
16 When it was in the oven , I asked him if he 'd like me to clean up , wash the pastry board etc , and for the first time he let me .
17 A few months ago I asked you to write to the magazine with your queries about Silver machines , and suggestions for the subjects you 'd like me to write about .
18 But he 's my father 's cousin , and very poor , so he 'd like me to die .
19 I can hold my end of the conversation from here , if you 'd like me to . ’
20 ‘ I expect you 'd like me out of the road .
21 If you 'd like me to ask around again for Liawski … ’
22 Uncertain whether to admit his pleasure at being asked to assist , he said merely , ‘ If you 'd like me to . ’
23 ‘ I knew you 'd like me to ask them , ’ she said eventually , since there was nothing else for it .
24 They 'd like me to retire if the truth was told , but what I say is , why retire when you do n't want to ? ’
25 ‘ I can stay for three weeks , if you 'd like me to , ’ she said .
26 ‘ I suppose you 'd like me to go into purdah ? ’ she enquired scathingly .
27 Now I 've got some tables in the car , and if you 'd like me to fetch them during break , I 'll , I 'll leave them on the table for you .
28 ‘ But if you 'd like me to be rude , I can assure you you 're the last person I wanted to bump into . ’
29 Not unless you 'd like me to cook you a meal . ’
30 " You have n't thought of anything else you 'd like me to give you — by any chance ? "
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