Example sentences of "but i [vb mod] like " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the whole , your readers seemed very supportive of Steffi Graf but I would like to reply to one letter in particular , that in defence of Seles . |
| 2 | ‘ I said that I could not commit myself as my academic time was not yet finished , but I would like to be at their disposal later . ’ |
| 3 | There is no immediate prospect that I can ever have her back , but I would like to keep the door open for that . |
| 4 | This is something we must come back to — the whole question of how young conductors are best trained and developed — but I would like to ask you about your years in Aachen . |
| 5 | ‘ But I would like to have seen her perform at bona fide concerts to prove her critics wrong . |
| 6 | But I would like to note in passing that Mrs. Campbell-Fisher 's observation could be applied to all second-order experiences , not just the arts . |
| 7 | I am very keen to retain its originality , but I would like to add a temperature gauge . |
| 8 | I feel that there is no need to fit a servo or the brakes from the LWB , but I would like the safety of dual circuit brakes . |
| 9 | He will be settling his own sundry bills but I would like the invoice for the room to be directed to me at the above address . |
| 10 | My current mileage is only 10–20 miles per week , but I would like to move up to longer distances and triathlons . |
| 11 | I do n't know the details of the plan as it is of course an Eighth Army operation , but I would like to stress the point that Stirling 's chief value is that of commanding a parachute force . |
| 12 | I 'm not suggesting that we should n't care about these little games and trifling details of life , for God wants us to practise on them in this world ; but I would like to see us not so strained and frantic in our concern about them . |
| 13 | His skin now looks reasonably healthy , but I would like to know if there is any chance that the pink pigment will revert back to its former black colour . |
| 14 | Filtration is by a Fluval 3 internal power filter , but I would like your opinion on a system which requires no water changes , but where all the waste is dealt with by the equipment . |
| 15 | At a previous consultation committee , Mr Smith probably said something like : ‘ In support of the proposal , there is no doubt that the policy of co-operation is essential , but I would like to sound a note of caution to ensure certain inbuilt safeguards of reasonable limitation of commitment . ’ |
| 16 | I do n't know her , but I would like to . ’ |
| 17 | But I would like to add Anthony Mascolo , whose work has always inspired me . |
| 18 | I just live life for today really but I would like to pass my driving test . |
| 19 | The formula here is to say : ‘ I understand that you [ state how you think they feel ] but I would like you to … ’ |
| 20 | To conclude on such a vast subject as this is not easy but I would like to make the following points . |
| 21 | In the realm of ideas , there were many influences throughout the period but I would like to single out three in particular . |
| 22 | ‘ But I would like to bring in another player on loan to cover our injuries in the short term . |
| 23 | ‘ But I would like to go home now please , if you do n't mind . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Not very ; but I would like a drink , please . |
| 25 | ‘ But I would like to see you again this evening to take a fuller statement . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Gentlemen , and lady , ’ he said with a gracious nod in the direction of the only woman present , a journalist with one of the golf magazines , ‘ I do n't wish to spoil your enjoyment , but I would like to give you a brief tour , and I promise it will be brief … . ’ |
| 27 | Many scientists or doctors would answer in the affirmative , but I would like to say , emphatically , that the answer is no . |
| 28 | I do not wish to detract from all the good things about living in the U.S.A. , but I would like to assure ‘ Contact ’ readers that life over here is not all sunshine and roses . |
| 29 | But I would like to say to you that in my view , and in the view of the organisation I represent , Phoenix Trust , by and large the time is long past for analysis . |
| 30 | And he was looking forward again : " I do n't feel I 've ever got to the point I aim at and I do n't think I ever will , but I would like to feel that I was getting a little nearer to it each time . " |