Example sentences of "i should [verb] [pron] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You might think this a true conversation-stopper but the Queen has a comeback : ‘ I should like us to be friends . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I should like it to be true . ’ |
| 3 | I should like it to be understood that we in Northern Ireland do not expect our tourism promotion to be taken over by Bord Failte . |
| 4 | The longer scheme is widely thought to be better and I should like it to be more at the centre of the proposals , as I want the environment as a whole to be at the centre . |
| 5 | When I decided to grant this private notice question , I took it to be a serious matter and I should like it to be taken seriously . |
| 6 | But even if one is not antagonised by the appalling monotony of Mr. Lawrence 's theme , under all its splendid variations , one still turns away with the judgement : ‘ this is not my world , either as it is or as I should wish it to be . ’ |