Example sentences of "[vb mod] like [pron] [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I should like it to be true . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ But if you 'd like me to be rude , I can assure you you 're the last person I wanted to bump into . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd like him to bear his rightful name , I 'd like him to be able to say which family he comes from , I 'd like him to hold his head up high in any company — but I wo n't be bounced into a sham of a marriage , not even for five minutes . |
| 4 | I 'd like them to be able to walk to school , and that 's what they could do if this school was open . |
| 5 | I 'd like her to be able to see as much as possible , without rushing . ’ |
| 6 | I 'd like it to be natural , spontaneous , not something that requires a special outfit . |
| 7 | " I 'd like it to be quiet a swell , but I 'm beginning to feel nervous . |
| 8 | I 'm expecting him shortly and I 'd like you to be present . |
| 9 | O K , and I 'd like you to be able to tell me not only something about him , her , but also obviously the three things that you do n't currently know . |
| 10 | I 'm not saying it like that , what I 'm saying is I would pref , yes , I would like them to be involved in it a as far as my subject reports are concerned I would like our reports that we do , we do involve the kids , I pass them out , we discuss them and I 'll re-draft but I would not , rather not have their written sample on that piece . |
| 11 | ‘ I want to make shoes and sell them in large quantities and yet I would like them to be different , individual , and to achieve that , I require a designer . ’ |
| 12 | I would like it to be equal . |
| 13 | As well as the above , John Wylie would like you to be available to share with him two sections on Saturday , 11.20–12.45 : ‘ Ending sufferings ’ page 3 , and 7.00–9.00 : ‘ Welcoming diversity ’ page 6 . |
| 14 | He said formally , ‘ I would like you to be present at the boatyard tomorrow morning . ’ |
| 15 | I would like you to be happy too . ’ |