Example sentences of "[verb] they [vb mod] like " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even the pools and betting organisations , which have attacked the lottery for so long , now say they would like to run it . |
| 2 | No wonder half of all Britons say they would like a fairer system . |
| 3 | Many of them say they 'd like rather more variety . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's very flattering for me that in America people go to the Irish Tourist Board and say they 'd like to go to Mountfern or some of the other villages I 've written about . |
| 5 | Up and down the country people ring me up and say they 'd like to modify their glider . |
| 6 | Denise says they 'd like to have more than one child . |
| 7 | Recently he had begun to suspect they would like him to leave and , if they could have been sure of finding a substitute fourth , would have asked him to do so . |
| 8 | I know they 'd like to meet you . ’ |
| 9 | Newspapers , journalists do n't just work office hours , I know they 'd like to but they , they I do n't let them but also a tremendous problem that they that that that you are always tied up in meetings and things during the day , you know , so make sure , try and develop personal contacts so you 've got a decent personal contact when you do n't mind giving your home number to someone . |
| 10 | The visitors decided they would like to tour the garden . |
| 11 | The local constituency officers got new people and could plan how and when to use them — and later many of them decided they 'd like to go on working with their new friends . |
| 12 | The process is two-way ; some users who have used 1981 data want to continue their research with 1991 ; other users start with 1991 and decide they would like to see how the situation has changed in the last ten years . |
| 13 | It seems they might like to get a lot of things . |
| 14 | People are loyal to the company , committed to its aims and are now saying they would like to contribute more positively . ’ |
| 15 | Try cooking this ham , do you think they might like it then ? |
| 16 | Well I do n't think they 'll like this one little bit will they , I mean the players are out there practising at the moment , they look very smart as well in an all blue tracksuit erm and erm obviously a club colour and they look very smart indeed , er but er the journalists do n't like it and I do n't think the players will like it very much either . |
| 17 | ‘ Well , Angus , how do you think they will like the new decorations to their house ? ’ |
| 18 | Do you think they will like it ? |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't think they 'd like that at home . |
| 20 | I would think they 'd like it two to three days old with a reasonable bounce . |
| 21 | You 'd think they 'd like that . |
| 22 | Ruth had already decided to bring her own children to be photographed today , and then approached all her friends with young families , suggesting they might like to do the same — so it had turned into a children 's party . |
| 23 | v. We also need to increase the number of Medau classes being taught and if anyone thinks they might like an additional class or is already considering opening one and would like help to promote it , needs an introduction to pave the way with a new Institute , Leisure Centre or other official body or would just like to talk over the possibilities , please get in touch with me — I shall be delighted to hear from you . |
| 24 | When consulted on the alterations , the ladies considered that it was wiser to spend on greens and approaches but ‘ if on the clubhouse then for the caretaker ’ — i.e. a larger kitchen and scullery ’ , although they admitted they would like more basins and another w.c . |
| 25 | I 'd be glad to hear from anyone who feels they would like to be a volunteer and I can promise many rewards from doing such a worthwhile job . |
| 26 | ‘ We have sent letters to everyone we believe has been in contact with the doctor but if anyone else feels they would like to have a test to put their mind at rest they should contact us . ’ |
| 27 | Ask each one of the family to make a list of how they spend their time and what changes they would like to make if given the chance . |
| 28 | Teachers need to be able to understand and manage their own stress , to be able to deal with it effectively and intelligently , before they are going to be able even to think about what changes they would like to make , and to form realistic appraisals of what is possible . |
| 29 | She thought they must like singing very much since they went to the chapel so often . |
| 30 | In fact , those who most seem to be themselves appear to me people impersonating what they think they might like to be , believe they ought to be , or wish to be taken to be by whoever is setting standards . |