Example sentences of "as we [modal v] have like " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We did n't get as many cars as we would have liked from funeral directors , ’ said managing director Lowrie as copySlay , ‘ but they 've got their responsibility to their trade . |
| 2 | Lamb said : ‘ We are aware of what 's been going on in India and obviously things are not as rosey as we would have liked , but we all hope the conflict will die down . |
| 3 | We had n't gone as far as we would have liked , and it was touch and go until the very last moment , but we just squeezed past the point between Tanakeke island and the mainland . |
| 4 | This is an important question , one which we were not able to pursue in our research as far as we would have liked . |
| 5 | In other cases , however , inadequacy merely means that we have not go as much as we would have liked . |
| 6 | I mean , I am not playing with words when I say this , but it wo n't improve as fast as we would have liked it to do because of the financial situation . |
| 7 | What is most disappointing is the European Community 's failure to act as we should have liked . |