Example sentences of "'d [vb infin] to see the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I thought you 'd want to see the paper , Miss Williams . |
| 2 | And I 'd like to see the ice hockey team win the play offs as well . |
| 3 | I 'd like to see the award restructured as a bursary for aspiring talent — though that , too , would have obvious pitfalls — rather than the annual sop to what Ed terms ‘ the interests of publishers , literati or establishment ’ . |
| 4 | I 'd like to see the look on their top guy 's face when that happens . |
| 5 | I think black music and dance have given a lot of kids a break , but I 'd like to see the kind of dance I 'm into opened up just as much . ’ |
| 6 | Mo decided to try another tack : ‘ I 'd like to see the relationship with the monarchy changed , ’ she said . |
| 7 | I 'd like to see the Fugitive . |
| 8 | Well , it 's been nice talking to you , but we 'd like to see the Oracle now . |
| 9 | And we 'd like to see the Union fully recognized inside , because , after all , the workers there they need a union representing them in a company like that . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'd like to see the pub where you took Heather though , if that 's possible . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ All I said was I 'd like to see the factory , ’ Janice whispered to Rory as they moved to follow Hamish . |
| 12 | I 'd like to see the back of that whipper-snapper , John Patten . |
| 13 | You 'd like to see the back of me , and all your actions are directed towards that end . |
| 14 | ‘ Of course I 'd like to see the house by daylight before we make up our minds . |
| 15 | ‘ Then I 'd like to see the doctor , ’ said Jim , meeting her eye . |
| 16 | ‘ I need some boots repaired , I 'd like to see the workmanship of this shoemaker . ’ |
| 17 | He 'd like to see the baby . ’ |
| 18 | I 'd like to see the end of this . ’ |
| 19 | Christ , I 'd like to see the end of bloody babies . ’ |
| 20 | you have this amount of trade in and this amount of prospect and your telling me if I have half trade in and half prospect , I 'd like to see the difference in how much time you spent on |
| 21 | ‘ Not that I 'm fair done yet , mind , but I 'd like to see the matter of the chieftainship of the clan settled soon . |
| 22 | For that I 'd have to see the blueprint , a diagrammatic layout . |
| 23 | Might , perhaps ; there 's just something ; that 's why I asked at the meeting , but I 'd have to see the letter first , partly to see what 's in it , partly just to see it . ’ |
| 24 | I never thought I 'd live to see the day when a detective inspector would look like this . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I 'd love to see the ocean , ’ she said . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'd love to see the winter garden . |
| 27 | I 'd love to see the warmth and enthusiasm of the Spirit spilling over into our worship on Sundays . |
| 28 | I 'd love to see the reaction once you finally turn the tables on an oppressive person or group and assert some of the strength and authority you 've been holding back . |