Example sentences of "would [verb] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | How dear Maisie , or Natalia , and certainly Emma , would laugh to see him enslaved by an ankle after their more generous gifts of person yet enslaved he was . |
| 2 | The ROA would prefer to see the money used to increase prize money in the lower races , but when money is reallocated in that manner it has a way of disappearing . |
| 3 | Dr Caroline Jackson , MEP , said that the European Parliament would prefer to see an environment agency as opposed to the ‘ network ’ suggested by the DoE . |
| 4 | I think that many of us would prefer to see falling rolls as a chance to reduce class size , thus giving pupils a better chance of carrying out practical work in pairs rather than in groups of three or even four . |
| 5 | It would prefer to see the income from the rental stream plus trading activities kept separate from the results of disposals of investment properties . |
| 6 | The National Association of Pension Funds would prefer to see executive share options exercisable only if the share price has out-performed a suitable benchmark , such as the FTA All Share Index . |
| 7 | Many would prefer to see Clough step aside in favour of a younger man . |
| 8 | Or is it all an illusion , a phantasm derived from mere figures , a figment of journalistic imagination , an evanescent creature of dream and the wishful thinking of those for whom history is proceeding too slowly , and who would prefer to see an era change during their lifetimes rather than to live within the dulling envelope of merely one ? |
| 9 | That in itself may sound daunting , but on its centennial in 1993 the museum would prefer to see its situation as an asset . |
| 10 | He would prefer to see Africa 's debt obligation reduced to no more than the $10 billion it is managing to pay each year . |
| 11 | I enjoy the magazine but would prefer to see more of the subscription used for the work of the Institution . |
| 12 | ‘ I would prefer to see the medical charities emphasizing the large amount of research they sponsor into alternatives to the use of animals , rather than making a big fuss out of this ’ , says Michael Balls , chairman of the trustees of the Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments , and until recently professor of medical cell biology at the University of Nottingham . |
| 13 | Afterwards he 'd sworn he would prefer to see any child of his six foot under rather than taken for a nun . |
| 14 | It 's perhaps fair to say as well that if if er er a member of the public knows that P C Smith or P C Jones is his local policeman , he would prefer to see P C Smith or P C Jones . |
| 15 | ‘ As a retailer , naturally I would prefer to see added value rather than price cutting , ’ she adds . |
| 16 | He asked me whether I would prefer to see Bologna and spend the night there , or to drive directly to Verona . |
| 17 | The committee did not endorse the Schools Council 's wish to see CEE courses closely linked to CSE courses and grades ; it would prefer to see CEE course more closely linked to FE courses ( themselves in need of a simpler structure ) and more vocational in emphasis . |
| 18 | With a nervous swallow he bearded the formidable young lady at the desk at the head of the room : she had always struck him as the sort of librarian who would prefer to see all the desks in her domain empty and all the books permanently under lock and key . |
| 19 | I must confess that I would prefer to see a pigtail with an earring rather than the traditional civil service bowler hat . |
| 20 | Owen could think of lots of people he would prefer to see handling this particular case . |
| 21 | I would prefer to see a straight Rocky-Strachan swap ( as I expected last year ) but I guess the wee man is still playing to well for this . |
| 22 | I would prefer to see an inter-club with Skelm and an inter-club with Hulton I think they get too big , two clubs is too difficult to organize when there 's three cos you , you 're getting it 's not , it 's the |
| 23 | If you could pop into five A , yes I would prefer to see music 's doing do you know what I mean ? |
| 24 | Joe Shea , a Hollywood community activist who had criticised the Palladium 's security record , said he would prefer to see the landmark remain open . |
| 25 | He told the meeting of MPs that he would prefer to see a more democratically-accountable bank but that he refused to support anything which jeopardised the treaty . |
| 26 | He would prefer to see the work completed more quickly , otherwise whoever was responsible for operating services after privatisation ‘ is going to be running over a building site 400 miles long ’ for up to a decade . |
| 27 | It is certain the board would prefer to see Mr Weir re-elected as it tries to keep a united front over the next few months when it has to produce new proposals for its future which are acceptable to the Scottish Office and the Office of Fair Trading . |
| 28 | Several prime ministers made it clear that they would want to see a radical extension of the Community powers and resources to help poorer regions and social groups as they moved to monetary union . |
| 29 | The consequence of such change , vast reduction in the exploitation of animals , is one that Regan would want to see . |
| 30 | If Kevin got killed it would be too sad and no children would want to see the film . |