Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] i would [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm afraid everything 's not as I would like it to be here — you know , of course that we 've been without a Marshal for two months now — not that I ca n't cope after twenty years service in this village , but even so — ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I run the kitchen just as I would run it in a hotel or restaurant , ’ he says . |
| 3 | Mr Robinson admitted that the Office of Fair Trading which pledged to investigate the complaints was ‘ not necessarily acting as quickly as I would like it to . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I think not ; I have no time , even if I would allow you to tell me something you 've promised to keep secret . ’ |
| 5 | The only point is that I want that foreigner not to undersell my labour and I want him to be as competent to do the work as well as I would do it myself . |
| 6 | Ward it well as I would ward you , and I shall be content . ’ |
| 7 | My crew were never aware of my lapse and I am just as ashamed to tell this story today as I would had I told it 45 years ago . |