Example sentences of "like to have a [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most constables would like to have a reasonable number of dramatic or at least interesting crimes to deal with . |
| 2 | At this hearing no evidence is called , but the tribunal does like to have a full account of the claims of each party and of the evidence to be called to support them . |
| 3 | It sounds nonsense to me , but I 'd like to have a brief resume of the affair to hand , just in case there 's a sudden panic at Number Ten . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ We would obviously like to have a synthetic surface of our own but we certainly would n't be able to provide such a facility without outside help . ’ |
| 5 | Some people like to have a clear set of rules to live and to work by , while others condemn these same rules as ‘ bureaucratic ’ , restrictive and stifling . |
| 6 | Nevertheless I like to have a constant supply of fresh flowers in the house . |