Example sentences of "i [vb mod] [verb] him to be " in BNC.
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1 | It brought me up against the fact that I 'd like him to be better off so I could have more options . |
2 | ‘ I 'd like him to bear his rightful name , I 'd like him to be able to say which family he comes from , I 'd like him to hold his head up high in any company — but I wo n't be bounced into a sham of a marriage , not even for five minutes . |
3 | I 'd like him to be my lover in the afterlife ’ — Historian Jan Morris discussing the subject of her latest work , Lord Fisher , Admiral of the Fleet . |
4 | I knew I would want him to be coming home to me . |
5 | Gazza will be in the squad to face Norway , but Taylor goes on : ‘ I would like him to be involved , just as he was in Spain . ’ |
6 | I would like him to be taken to court ; where the Jury , |