Example sentences of "[modal v] like to keep the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 'd like to keep the church open all the time but you know how it is today . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll give you your letter back , miss — unread , ’ the police-sergeant told Rosalind , with a grin , ‘ but I 'd like to keep the envelope , please , because it 's got a nice glossy surface and the man your sister saw stealing bulbs has left two lovely big fingerprints on it , which may or may not enable us to find out who he is , but will certainly prove whether the gardener who was sacked as the thief is innocent . |
| 3 | We would like to keep the ball alive , we like to keep the ball on the park and erm looking from there , we will be harrying , chasing ; we think we 've got a very good set of backs . |
| 4 | There is no immediate prospect that I can ever have her back , but I would like to keep the door open for that . |
| 5 | Most directors would like to keep the company 's business premises free from further encumbrances if at all possible . |
| 6 | Cyril Humphries , the dealer who supplied Dr Sackler with most of his maiolica , backs up Mrs Sackler 's claim , noting that ‘ Dr Sackler always told me he would like to keep the collection intact … he wanted eventually to collect the entire spectrum of ceramic arts , and the maiolica was only the first part of it . ’ |
| 7 | It is known , without doubt , that the Scottish Office and Scottish MPs would like to keep the Potato Marketing Board which Mr Gummer wants to scrap . |