Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [modal v] like [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | She measures out her guarded replies to him in neat , carefully checked words , as once she had suggested , from the top of the steps outside their front door , that Millie might like to invite me in for a few minutes . |
2 | The army list has provision for a number of characters without specifying who they are or where they come from within Ulthuan — it is assumed that players will like to create their own names and background histories for their characters . |
3 | This initiative owes much to Belle Tutaev who , while pioneering for an expansion of state-financed nursery education , suggested that mothers might like to establish their own ‘ playgroups ’ . |
4 | FS ( 21 ) knocked in his first goal for the seniors and addressed the other contenders for the single forward role : I will have a go for the single place up front and i would like to try it vs Costa Rica . |
5 | But Mark would like to do it without the company ! |
6 | Choice of location for the joint venture company is still up for grabs , the source said , although Hitrail , which is based outside Amsterdam , is lobbying for the Netherlands , while Nynex would like to have it in its own continental back yard in Brussels . |
7 | So here was a company run by designers , as people might like to criticise us , putting in the most forward-thinking advanced systems for controlling stock , because it was the logical thing to do — the common-sense thing to do . |