Example sentences of "[coord] i [modal v] like think " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ This is the reason they were first given and I would like to think that I have been given this award because of that . |
2 | He continued : ‘ Mick and I would like to think that some of the things we set out to achieve here have happened . |
3 | The CB METALS range has produced outstanding results over the year and I would like to think that it is now the yardstick among fishkeepers . |
4 | Nobody exactly dominated England 's middle order , so I 'm still confident he 'll be on the plane to India , and I would like to think that Nick Speak , Graham Lloyd and Peter Martin will be on the ‘ A ’ tour . |
5 | And I would like to think that everybody in , on this committee erm , very much regrets having to do it , but we have no alternative whatsoever . |
6 | And I would like to think that other companies in the industry have a training suite like this , and I wonder if they do ? |
7 | ‘ In many ways , it could not have come at a worse time because the selectors are obviously considering alternatives after the defeat at Old Trafford and I would like to think I would be one of them . ’ |
8 | And I would like to think that you 're getting good quality of training , and reasonable accommodation during the training , which you will get . |
9 | erm and I would like to think that in spite of all the pressures that you have in schools now with National Curriculum and everything else , there will still be space for children to be able to express emotions . |
10 | And it is the exciting part of my job is to make these links work , start to build on them , and over our links in the city on the environmental and group with Tony Benn , that 's that 's doing a very good job , he is a platform for this , for each other , but I think there 's a lot more we can do locally erm within the city to build those links , and to work together for better answers for the city , and I hope that , on a practical level , one of the things that interested me was your grants team for local organisations , and I would like to think myself here today , we might look at the health authority , and try to join with them to make some erm practical contribution , particularly to those many carers , and groups of people who have problems , and we 're not all just professionals best able to put over during our normal nine-to-five or eight-to-eight days , we we can . |
11 | ‘ It 's tough , but I think we 've all a debt in these league situations and I 'd like to think Quins can put out the first-choice team or as near to it as possible . |
12 | ‘ We 've got two dogs of our own , and I 'd like to think we 're responsible owners who clean up after our dogs . |
13 | ‘ I 'd like to think that our audience here came out because of the last gig , because that caused a real stir here and I 'd like to think they were here because they 'd heard it was special . |
14 | But yes I 'm sure you can be a missionary in Harlow and I 'd like to think that maybe I could erm increase that work and maybe have an afternoon a week where I could talk to people about God , but I think there 's not really time in a ten minute surgery slot . |
15 | And I 'd like to think that you now start to think , not in terms of , in terms of other hospitals , but to get a coordinated campaign throughout the country on this particular issue . |
16 | And I 'd like to think Vince will have more sense than to put temptation in her way . ’ |
17 | We 've got some extremely competent and bright students , and I 'd like to think that they 'll do quite well . |
18 | I mean I do n't know what the the the the the standing is with our knowledge of information but I would like to think that if there is er erm not a hidden agenda but agreement being made at a level , that we could share the business . |
19 | They do n't tell you why you are given honours but I would like to think it was because of Minder . |
20 | But I 'd like to think there is a place for us and our ideals . ’ |
21 | Perhaps it was n't very subtle , but I 'd like to think it was funny . |
22 | But I 'd like to think that gallantry is n't dead . |
23 | ‘ To tell you the truth , I do n't know , but I 'd like to think that I could have pulled the trigger if I 'd had to . |
24 | Whether any of them was tripped up by his own snare or not I do n't know , but I 'd like to think they did go sprawling head first . |