Example sentences of "i [modal v] like you " in BNC.

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1 ‘ From tomorrow , Sarah , I should like you to wear your hair in the style in which it was dressed when you attended the service at the Foundling Hospital , ’ he said , forcing the smile which gave him a jovial reputation .
2 " Oh , that 's all right , " said Clara , " do please come here , I should like you to come here . "
3 I should like you to meet Augusta , but think that your two worlds are so different — And that is why I think there was surely never anything serious between us two … .
4 I should like you to come next week .
5 I should like you to leave now . ’
6 " Excuse me , I should like you to let me in . "
7 I should like you to disturb me a little longer . ’
8 I think I should like you to call on Mrs Chamberlin for me .
9 I should like you to drive out to see Maslin immediately .
10 I should like you to remember Pat Gahagan in your prayers as he recovers from his recent operation .
11 ‘ Then I think I 'll like you , ’ Patrick said .
12 I 've got some amazing new music I 'd like you to hear .
13 You 've had ample time to get your feet under the table by now and one or two things have come up which I 'd like you to pursue .
14 ‘ What I 'd like you to know is that when it was all over and Peter was back from America , the grave-diggers were down here on their bended knees begging him for forgiveness because they knew it was a nasty business and said had they known at the time they 'd have had nothing to do with it . ’
15 She nodded sharply to him and said , naming his rank precisely , ‘ I 'd like you to meet my father 's solicitor , Mr Updike .
16 Tim , I 'd like you to report on administrative matters first , to get that out of the way . ’
17 You 'll find there 's bags of talent to be discovered in the unit , and for a start I 'd like you to lay on a cracking good entertainment we 'll all enjoy .
18 I 'd like you to sign our petition . ’
19 ‘ I 'm sure what I say is quite unnecessary — but they might , you know , sympathetic looks and so on — I 'd like you to keep them at a distance . ’
20 There 's only one woman in my life , and that is Sister Bernadette of the Nansen Trust , and when we 're through I 'd like you to ask the office to get her on the phone for me .
21 In the light of this comment I 'd like you to hear Dr Goode 's observations on the Natural Death Act in the context of Dr Carrington 's case .
22 I 'd like you better than Gary . ’
23 But in return , there 's a little job I 'd like you to do for me . ’
24 I 'd like you to look into it , though . ’
25 I 'd like you to put up there for a few days , and try to scrape acquaintance with her .
26 While I 'm seeing him , by the way , I 'd like you to make some enquiries in the village .
27 Sergeant so-and-so has just passed the Inspector 's exams and I 'd like you to take him with you .
28 I should now like to take a look at your suitability for this particular job , ’ or ‘ If we could move on from your qualifications I 'd like you to tell me a little more about your personal interests and hobbies ’ .
29 ‘ So I 'd like you to drive me in the pony and trap , just till I know where people live . ’
30 I 'd like you to know how it is . ’
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