Example sentences of "i [modal v] like [verb] a couple " in BNC.

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1 I should like to make a couple of points about the Bill 's two substantive provisions before turning to its hidden agenda .
2 I 'd like to spend a couple of winters in sports PR and marketing , while my name is still on people 's minds before I retire .
3 The mover has covered the motion extensively , but I 'd like to add a couple of more points .
4 and sods and I , I , I 'd like to buy a couple of lighting effects , but I mean
5 Erm , th I 'd like to make a couple of points about traditions , women 's traditions , one is particularly looking at th the oral tradition o , the tradition of poetry in Scotland , and there 's a very rich tradition of Gaelic poetry , and ballad singing , as
6 I 'd like to make a couple of calls . ’
7 In respect of these erm motions , I 'd like to make a couple of points on each one .
8 Before concluding , I would like to raise a couple of objections to the view I am advocating .
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