Example sentences of "[subord] he [modal v] like [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The selling prices of A , B and C are 1 , 0.8 and 0.9 respectively so he would like to maximise his total revenue subject to these constraints . |
| 2 | He finds that he looks at the beggar intensely , as if he would like to know his life story , and smiles quite naturally . |
| 3 | Luke looked as if he would like to throw something at her . |
| 4 | After air Force one left , Ambassador Sullivan asked the Shah if he would like to meet them too . |
| 5 | Teacher asked Raymond ( 4.5 ) if he would like to help her water the plants . |
| 6 | Rather than forcing the diet on him , you should explain that it might help and ask if he would like to try it . |
| 7 | Each bidder was asked if he would like to increase his offer ? |
| 8 | He looked as if he would like to sear her with another acid remark but he remained silent , as she did , apart from a few non-committal remarks , all through dinner . |
| 9 | ‘ I had fallen into my old bad habit of asking Skipper if he 'd like to do something rather than telling him . ’ |
| 10 | I felt so sorry for the horse while he was cutting his teeth that I pussyfooted around , falling into my old bad habit of asking Skipper if he 'd like to do something rather than telling him . |
| 11 | Ask ask him if he 'd like to do it . |
| 12 | ‘ He 'd keep them because he liked the feeling of having them and because he might like to use them some day . |
| 13 | When André Warnod came home on leave he asked him politely whether he would like to have his portrait painted in uniform . |
| 14 | Having predicted that Lewis could rule as world champion for some time , Foreman was asked whether he would like to fight him . |
| 15 | With his dark good looks , Luke Calder was a devastatingly attractive man , but right at that moment Fran was more concerned by the fact that he was watching her as though he would like to take her by her slender neck and shake her ! |