Example sentences of "i [adv] [modal v] [verb] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I just would like to be a respected actress . |
| 2 | Yes , I still would like to be in the house , but |
| 3 | " I sure would hate to be in heaven ! " 9 . |
| 4 | ‘ Say a prayer for us ’ I asked , ‘ I really would like to be married , but I would also like HMS Western to put up a decent show . ’ |
| 5 | I 'm just like my mum , when it comes down to it , That 's why I quite admired Auntie Muriel , in a guarded sort of way I 'd think , I really should try to be like her , she was so content , nothing ever fazed her , I did n't want to be a farmer , understand , but I did n't want to be like mum either , tied to a feckless man , trying to keep him and me , having to hustle all the time to stop from sinking I fancied myself on a corporate asteroid , settling down with someone who would cherish me and buy me everything I wanted Carmen and her crew had the same ideas , even if they acted like they were going to be bad girls for ever , |
| 6 | Technical experts will always disagree , erm there was a time when I too would claim to be one of them . |