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 .
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