Example sentences of "i [vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , I must warn you to be on your guard and to approach the picture gallery with caution . |
| 2 | But I must ask you to be patient with my navigation in these uncharted waters . |
| 3 | You might think this a true conversation-stopper but the Queen has a comeback : ‘ I should like us to be friends . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I should like it to be true . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | But I might not wish to do so because I might believe it to be wrong to buy an Italian car for one reason or another . |
| 10 | Mair ( 1990 : 155 ) adds a further observation : The most pointed example of the temporal reorientation forced by the presence of an infinitival complement clause is provided by the verb thank , which turns into its own antonym when followed by an infinitive , changing its meaning from " express gratitude for a benefit received " to " ask " — as in I 'll thank you to be quiet . |
| 11 | ( Well , all right , I 'll allow you to be a bit bleary-eyed for ten minutes or so . ) |
| 12 | Although these are ‘ laboratory ’ specimens , they 've been kicking around for about six months and I 'd expect them to be detected quickly . |
| 13 | And I 'd expect them to be here . |
| 14 | I 'd expect them to be wasting their time on this foolish nonsense and not me . |
| 15 | Oh no I think I 'd want it to be comfortable , but I 'd also want it to look well what I considered to be nice . |
| 16 | I 'd prefer you to be in that snowdrift , ’ he said in biting tones . |
| 17 | Unless it 's a deliberate , attention-gaining ploy , I 'd advise you to be more careful in future . ’ |
| 18 | I 'd like her to be able to see as much as possible , without rushing . ’ |
| 19 | It brought me up against the fact that I 'd like him to be better off so I could have more options . |
| 20 | ‘ 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 . |
| 21 | I 'd like him to be my lover in the afterlife ’ — Historian Jan Morris discussing the subject of her latest work , Lord Fisher , Admiral of the Fleet . |
| 22 | I 'd like them to be able to walk to school , and that 's what they could do if this school was open . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'd like us to be friends , ’ he said , his voice low , his face close to hers . |
| 24 | Over these next few weeks I 'd like us to be looking at some of the interviews that Jesus had with various characters , sometimes with an individual , sometimes with a small group of people , and just to see some of the things that we can learn from them . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'd like it to be in memory of my second cousin Russell too , because he died from cystic fibrosis as well . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I 'd like it to be something to remember . ’ |
| 27 | " I 'd like it to be quiet a swell , but I 'm beginning to feel nervous . |
| 28 | I 'd like it to be natural , spontaneous , not something that requires a special outfit . |
| 29 | And I 'd like you to be there , too — because of your experience , you know . " |
| 30 | I 'd like you to be quite sure that I 'm who I say I am . |