Example sentences of "i [vb mod] like a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I should like a single room , please . |
| 2 | I 'd like a complete change of style , but do n't take off more than an inch . |
| 3 | Yeah cos I looked in ours and I said to our Joe I 'd like a nice dress . |
| 4 | ‘ No , I would n't let you , you 'd say thank you very much , the fees are this price , and I 'd like a nice flat of my own with carpets going right up to the wall and no counting how much electric fire we use . ’ |
| 5 | For example , an elder saying ‘ I 'd like a nice cup of tea ’ is clearly linking motivational energy with an imagined object in a way that helps the person to take the action necessary to fulfil the desire . |
| 6 | I asked you a question , señorita , and I 'd like a straight answer . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 'd like a good steak , cooked rare , and a drink . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'd like a second opinion . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 'd like a new life and a day without fear , ’ his patient replies . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'd like a new member of staff to know they are there to help people who ca n't help themselves and they also must have one hell of a lot of patience ! |
| 11 | just happened to mention in the night says I 'd like a white telly you know , go a bit more with , with the decor |
| 12 | I 'd like a pink gin . ’ |
| 13 | Zounds ! — I 'd like a few minutes at the bottom of her ! |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm very sorry to bother you , ’ Jackson said smoothly , ‘ But I 'd like a few minutes of your time . |
| 15 | If I say to you , Sarah I 'd like a few words with you . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'd like a big car , a big house and lots of money . ’ |
| 17 | I 'd like a short time on board before the start , if you would n't mind . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I would like a hot drink now . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I think , ’ said the tourist , ‘ that I would like a little rest now . |
| 20 | If it is n't , say , ‘ I would like a little time to think about this , I need to get some facts and figures , I 'm sure you would n't wish me to give you incorrect information . |
| 21 | He said : ‘ I would like a British Cup competition introduced as quickly as next season . |
| 22 | ‘ After an unhappy season , I would like a clean break away from everything . |
| 23 | ‘ Yes , Piper , I would like a special tune played as we go ashore . ’ |
| 24 | I would like a purple cat . |
| 25 | ‘ I would like a fun format with perhaps a photo and a letter from various children with their favourite recipes . |
| 26 | Asked by a perfumed interrogator whether I would like a large slice of my earned income to be taken from me and devoted to helping the poor , I would feel loathe to shake my head . |
| 27 | Ideally I would like a free house of my own but I have got nowhere to go . |