Example sentences of "like [to-vb] [pron] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 You may like to compare it with a list of your own .
2 He also said that he found his responsibilities ‘ a very great strain ’ , because his aunt was such a difficult , domineering person , and he would like to see her in a Home — partly because she needed more care and more company .
3 Yes I 'd like to see it for a day or two but not for a fortnight
4 Where would you most like to find yourself on a Sunday morning ?
5 THESE questions , about men who have played an innings of 300 or more , are moderately easy , and the reader might like to tackle them without a reference book , at least to begin with .
6 He then sees displayed in a shop window , a fur coat priced at £500 , and decides he would like to buy it as a present for his wife .
7 Or it could be that they would be appropriate for the reception area in one of the factories , or we might give one to a distributor and say , here you are , this you know , put this in if you 've got the right sort of area and would like to use it for a bit , stick it in there .
8 When he thought about that voice he felt he would like to murder her with a knife himself .
9 So you wo you would like to have it in a format similar to the the very final
10 He knows that many of those now present will be eager to go with him on this adventure , but first of all he would like to present them with a challenge .
11 Mrs Cummings ' daughter-in-law was similar to , though less antagonistic than , Mrs Kitchener 's daughter , in that she said she found looking after her mother-in-law a strain , that it was time-consuming , and putting a strain on her marriage ; she and her mother-in-law had never got on very well , and she ‘ would like to get her into a Home , ’ .
12 I 'd like to take it for a spin .
13 ‘ Would you like to join us on a walk ? ’ they asked .
14 ‘ How would you like to join us for a while ?
15 She 's a partner in a firm of solicitors in the High Street — well , she thought you might like to join us for a family Christmas dinner .
16 However , he already knew Joy and Alan , and the kettle was boiling , so I asked him to sit down , and would he like to join us in a coffin ?
17 They 'd really like to make it with a showgirl .
18 Before I answer your questions this time , I would like to tell you of a couple of points that have arisen recently about machine maintenance .
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