Example sentences of "i should like [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | You might think this a true conversation-stopper but the Queen has a comeback : ‘ I should like us to be friends . ’ |
2 | Near me as I write are a number of volumes which I should like us to examine together in order to illustrate further the fascination of association books ; this time not inaccessible treasures but items of the type that can come to every collector . |
3 | ‘ I should like it to be true . ’ |
4 | I should like it if you would join us for lunch . |
5 | ‘ Four weeks ’ notice is required , I believe , ’ Merrill went on smoothly , ‘ so I should like it to take effect from today . ’ |
6 | I should like it to be understood that we in Northern Ireland do not expect our tourism promotion to be taken over by Bord Failte . |
7 | The longer scheme is widely thought to be better and I should like it to be more at the centre of the proposals , as I want the environment as a whole to be at the centre . |
8 | When I decided to grant this private notice question , I took it to be a serious matter and I should like it to be taken seriously . |
9 | ‘ From tomorrow , Sarah , I should like you to wear your hair in the style in which it was dressed when you attended the service at the Foundling Hospital , ’ he said , forcing the smile which gave him a jovial reputation . |
10 | " Oh , that 's all right , " said Clara , " do please come here , I should like you to come here . " |
11 | I should like you to meet Augusta , but think that your two worlds are so different — And that is why I think there was surely never anything serious between us two … . |
12 | ‘ I should like you to come next week . |
13 | I should like you to leave now . ’ |
14 | " Excuse me , I should like you to let me in . " |
15 | ‘ I should like you to disturb me a little longer . ’ |
16 | I think I should like you to call on Mrs Chamberlin for me . |
17 | I should like you to drive out to see Maslin immediately . |
18 | I should like you to remember Pat Gahagan in your prayers as he recovers from his recent operation . |