Example sentences of "like [to-vb] [pos pn] [noun] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While clients therefore would like to see their lawyers being more proactive , helping them to foresee ways round particular hazards before they arise , the difficulty seems to be in how to do it . |
| 2 | In other words if the estate agent or medical practice will get a phone call from us and say look we 'd like to do your assignment is it convenient . |
| 3 | Over the past few weeks she had come to the conclusion that the person she would most like to share her home was quiet , devoted Jenny . |
| 4 | On this occasion I would like to mention your Guild is only 14 years younger than the Diocese itself . |
| 5 | They were little loves to a dog , but whether they were , as billed , the cream of British dogdom , well , all owners would like to think their dogs were . |
| 6 | ‘ Much as I 'd like to think my father was somebody important , there 's no real evidence . |
| 7 | I like to imagine my name is Cordelia , because my real name is Anne Shirley — and that 's not a very interesting name , is it ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I like to think my experience is a vital factor in midfield because obviously the side is still developing with the introduction of new players . |
| 9 | The British liked to think their system was different from the others , but it is not easy , in examining the literature , to discover exactly where in practice the difference lay . |