Example sentences of "they [vb mod] like " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the contrary , they may like to see farm workers around the village to mark it as being ‘ truly rural ’ . |
| 2 | Such actions are harder to prove in Britain , partly because of the notorious secrecy maintained by the Civil Service , but civil servants are certainly not political eunuchs , whatever the impression they may like to encourage . |
| 3 | For example , it may not want the same sweets as , as the little kid , you know little kids like little kids ' sweets , and grown up kids like more grown up sweets , they may like bubble-gum and things you would n't give to a little baby . |
| 4 | They may like the idea of the trading name being adopted by a larger group but may be reluctant to see their business relocated or asset stripped . |
| 5 | Well as an association , we naturally get ourselves involved with many other aspects of the university activities in that erm both the students are applicants of ours and come and talk to us about projects which they may like to see emerge , and other departments of the university , the music department etc. , sometimes find that our knowledge of the area , or certain aspects of some of the schemes that we 're operating , coincide with what they 're trying to do and it turns out to be that campuses like this are often useful places for residencies and artists will come and take up residency in a university for a period of time , and that 's often been exploited by the Association . |
| 6 | They may like , like the rest of the country , to go off and have their holidays occasionally , but they would like a permanent place on which their caravan can rest . |
| 7 | She thought they must like singing very much since they went to the chapel so often . |
| 8 | ‘ Yeah , there 's no reason why they should like me , ’ he said . |
| 9 | The cost of lighting puts it beyond the reach of the Parish Council so they should like to request that Wyre Borough Council install footway lighting on this part of Gubberford Lane . |
| 10 | Yeah , yeah , yeah , they should like they do in America , give them some work . |
| 11 | ‘ They 'll like you and you 'll like them , darling . |
| 12 | We think they 'll like them . |
| 13 | ‘ They 'll like that , ’ murmured Oisin to Snizort . |
| 14 | And they 'll like the fact that it 's a Prince of Ireland who has been sent to talk to them . ’ |
| 15 | they 'll like something like this . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 18 | For that matter , they might like to show why it will not become like Belgium , where nationalist hatred between Flemings and Walloons has nearly destroyed the country . |
| 19 | There would have to be wardens patrolling the area and they might like to serve teas ‘ for wines and spirits by transforming men into woodland bacchanalians , might engender terror in the delicate frames of women , children , and others . ’ |
| 20 | They might like to make a family of their own with fewer members , and a simple house in which they can live . |
| 21 | The presbytery asked members of the church to note that the South Ronaldsay Parents ' Action Committee had set up a fund for legal aid to which they might like to contribute , and they asked their Social Matters Committee to look into the question of guidance to ministers in cases involving the Social Work Department . |
| 22 | I could n't possibly compete in those stakes , so I racked my brain to think of small things which they might like . |
| 23 | Offers the nearest you will now get to an ‘ 84 Charing Cross Road ’ service , even advising clients ( Lord Lambton , Sean Connery ) on what they might like to read . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | fact it might be apposite this year to suggest to them that they might like to introduce one or other of the things that we were looking at in there . |
| 26 | On another matter , I received from Wyre Borough Council details of the funding scheme for projects under the Rural Development Programme and I enclose a copy in case the PCC have any ideas which they might like to put forward . |
| 27 | When this reminder of a real world outside the little room had withdrawn , he asked : ‘ Did you glean any idea of when they might like to use this — ah — device ? ’ |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | It seems they might like to get a lot of things . |
| 30 | Amongst , points they might like to consider , are the fact that the scheme is very simple to operate and extremely cheap . |