Example sentences of "[modal v] like [to-vb] the [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will surprise nobody that I should like to redistribute the All England Club 's money for them but in so doing , give them more direct control over how it is used . |
| 2 | You might like to stay the same weight but change your shape . |
| 3 | Last night some Conservatives argued that government whips should demand that Mr Heseltine urge retreat on Sir Anthony , who has said he would like to see the former Defence Secretary and ardent pro-European lead the party . |
| 4 | I would like to see the same thing happen to them . ’ |
| 5 | Daedalus would like to do the same thing for human senses , and DREADCO chemists are now at work on his ‘ contrast-exalting spectacles ’ or ‘ Cexspex ’ ( Regd. ) make of a cunning tinted glass . |
| 6 | I would like to do the same thing to them |
| 7 | We would like to thank the many doctors and scientists in the United Kingdom and abroad who have been involved in research into nutrition and obesity . |
| 8 | The publishers and I would like to thank the many people — too numerous to mention — who have helped to create this series . |
| 9 | I would like to stay the same age so I could play football . |
| 10 | Tordjman expects software products to grow faster this year than engineering and systems integration , but he would like to maintain the same division of revenue for the next few years . |