Example sentences of "we [vb mod] like [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The truth is , surely , that we can form no reasonable conception of anything called education existing on its own with the kind of value we may like to ascribe to education in the real world . |
| 2 | I 'm conscious of the time , and we may like to have a break for tea , but there are also three people who wish to contribute to the discussion . |
| 3 | As a general rule , whatever we may like to think , the less wealth generated by an animal as an individual the less attention is paid to its welfare , such as Merino sheep in Australia and Angora goats in South Africa existing only to produce wool ; the individual battery hen in Britain , too , has very little cash value , and therefore very little attention is paid to her welfare . |
| 4 | We may like to think that such changes enable the organisation to be more efficient and effective in achieving its goals and yet it may well be that such changes arise as a result of trying to satisfy an individual 's political ambitions or to undercut the ambitions of a rival . |
| 5 | We should like to ask for your co-operation in the BMRC Businessman Survey . |
| 6 | SIR , — We should like to compare the ‘ classical ’ view on the course of events leading to gram-negative sepsis , organ failure , and death with that proposed by Dr Hurley ( May 1 , p 1133 ) . |
| 7 | Fears have been raised about a reduction in manpower , and we should like to explore the matter further . |
| 8 | ‘ We should like to see the officer in charge here , ’ said Epitot firmly . |
| 9 | So we should like to see an authoritative source of comparative APRs : both typical rates and the extremes of the range of rates , for different types of credit and ( where this makes a significant difference ) different types of purchase financed by the same type of credit . |
| 10 | Indeed , we should like to see Fund for the Bank of Savings funds released to the TSBs earlier than planned , to speed this . |
| 11 | It is our feeling that the council needs to be encouraged to take that attitude because if we have a change of policy as the District Council are asking , so that the number of sites released from industrial use is compensated by new green field sites being allocated , then it seems a little bit like a blank cheque to us and we should like to see a firmer control on the amount of land that is lost to development and in seeing that firmer control we 'd like to put pressure on the District Council by not offering them compensation |
| 12 | ‘ We should like to see parents control the amount of time their children spend on computer games , especially if it becomes clear that it is becoming more than a normal hobby , ’ said the PAT deputy general secretary , Jackie Miller . |
| 13 | Unfortunately , much as we should like to leave this out , the taxman never seems to retire ! |
| 14 | We do not have a closed mind , but we should like to rationalise our training areas , enlarging some that we already have and disposing of smaller ones . |
| 15 | Ideally we should like to organize everyone 's plans today so that the social marginal cost of goods in the future just equals the social marginal benefit . |
| 16 | Q : We should like to spend a holiday touring Scotland but , as neither of us drives , we are thinking of joining a coach tour . |
| 17 | I append a list of the 15 drawings that we should like to borrow , and should be grateful if you would assign individual values to them so that I may arrange for them to be covered by government indemnity while in our care . |
| 18 | The terms and conditions we should like to agree are : |
| 19 | The terms and conditions we should like to agree are as follows : |
| 20 | ( iii ) At this point we should like to draw the reader 's attention to a second aspect of polynomial algebra which is sometimes badly dealt with . |
| 21 | Dear G. E. Rald , We should like to take this opportunity to inform you that on 12th March this year you were seen entering empty handed into the private premises of Ms P. C. Edwards of Convent St. , Folkestone and leaving shortly afterwards with your hands full . |
| 22 | ‘ If you do n't mind we should like to take another look at the upstairs rooms . ’ |
| 23 | We should like to call the attention of your readers , if we may , to the Forms of Prayer to be Used at Sea in the Book of Common Prayer — still the standard authorised prayer book for the Church of England , which include prayers before or during a storm and thanksgiving for safety and deliverance , as well as the very beautiful collect which begins ‘ Prevent us , O Lord , in all our doings ’ , in which the word ‘ prevent ’ is used in its original sense of ‘ go before us ’ . |
| 24 | Many of our residents have enjoyed the hospitality and entertainment courtesy of Matron Elder and on their behalf we should like to express our appreciation , and to thank all concerned for including us in their celebrations . |
| 25 | Of course we should like to find room for everyone , but we just have n't the places . |
| 26 | We never in practice achieve the homogeneity of physical properties we should like to assume in the applications of elasticity theory . |
| 27 | We should like to know more about how participation was achieved in these projects and what was the nature of the tasks involved . |
| 28 | ‘ We should like to know who wrote the book and who published it . ’ |
| 29 | One interesting section of the new Thorikos text is the reference at the end , just before the stone breaks off ( as so often with Greek inscriptions , at the most interesting point ) to elections at deme level , something we should like to know more about ( p. 119 ) . |
| 30 | We should like to know how much of this kind of thing was discussed openly on the Pnyx by the Assembly , and how much or how little communication between generals was centrally re-routed from the strategeion , the generals ' office , in the agora . |