Example sentences of "like my [noun] to [be] " in BNC.

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1 One last thing — I should like my letters to be returned — all my letters without fail — not because I do not trust your honour , but because they are mine , now , because they are no longer yours .
2 I would like my vote to be 100 percent secret between me and the ballot box .
3 If I saw any cruelty in this business , I 'd leave the business because I would n't like my son to be brought up in an environment where there was cruelty to animals .
4 I like my long-nets to be 20 meshes wide and each knot spans 2 inches ( 5 centimetres ) , knot to knot .
5 I like my sick to be sick . ’
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