Example sentences of "i like see " in BNC.
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| 1 | I like to see that . ’ |
| 2 | It is a hobby he has taken up with two main aims in mind : ‘ Firstly , it keeps my hand in as far as manufacturing is concerned and secondly I like to see this small bit of entrepreneuralism on my doorstep . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't get the same satisfaction just publishing ideas — I like to see them happening . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't get the same satisfaction just publishing ideas — I like to see them happening . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I like to see a job done . ’ |
| 6 | Ideally I like to see a ratio of 85 per cent positive , |
| 7 | I like to see the right thing being done . |
| 8 | If someone was looking for The Bar in those days — because there was no name written up or sign for it , no lights at all , and not even a number on the door , Madame liked to keep it that way even when she did n't have to any more — I mean when she opened up we may all have been in a sort of hiding , and not many people knew about The Bar and our life there , but it was n't that way later , and now you know we can have lights and advertising and you see boys queueing up outside every night , very public , and I like to see that — but in those days , in those days if somebody arranged to meet you for a date there , and it was their first time and they were n't sure how to find us , you 'd joke with them , and you 'd say well first there is a wedding , and then there 's a death , and there 's the news , and then there 's us ; meaning , first there 's the shop with the flowers , the real ones , and next door to that is the undertaker 's with the fake flowers in the window , china , all dusty ; and then the newsagent 's and magazine shop , and then right next door to that is The Bar . |
| 9 | For example , you could say , ‘ I find I tend to get very involved in my work ’ , or ‘ I like to see things move along quickly ’ . |
| 10 | It would have been a foolish , bull-necked man who would have looked a gift horse in the mouth … so I like to see myself in a small way as following in his footsteps . ’ |
| 11 | I like to see a career structure in the company I work for |
| 12 | Nice and warm in here and I like to see so many people . |
| 13 | He added : ‘ They are dogged and soak up pressure — but they do n't play the way I like to see the game played . ’ |
| 14 | Francis added : ‘ I 'm all in favour of lots of goals , but I like to see them created properly rather than artificially . |
| 15 | I like to see a nice shine . |
| 16 | I like to see what I 've done . |
| 17 | I like to see washing out on the line — especially sheets and the boy 's shirts . |
| 18 | I like to see what 's happening ) and stir until the curd has cooled . |
| 19 | I like to see a man look after his equipment . ’ |
| 20 | I like to see the goods before I make a decision and have a point of reference for returning them . |
| 21 | I mean I like to see the nappies flapping on the line . |
| 22 | I like to see men stamping all of their foot on the ground — Morris dancers and Russians and Greeks — and jumping , like people who are resigned to mere jumping , without any pretence at flight . |
| 23 | I do n't think I like to see women dancing at all when they 're not hopping they 're undulating . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ The mist 's nearly cleared and I like to see the stars . ’ |
| 25 | I like to see the shape of the face and neck and straightforward lines on a portrait . |
| 26 | ‘ In the sixteenth century , doctors thought they could tell a person 's health by looking into their eyes — I like to see a man 's soul ’ ; such souls as he finds in the Saracen 's Head and other pubs . |
| 27 | I like to see them bloom . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I like to see everything neat and tidy . ’ |
| 29 | That 's what I like to see . |
| 30 | If he does n't , we 'll do it for him , so I like to see them trying out grass for themselves . |