Example sentences of "[vb mod] like [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I should like to remind you of five background factors that are relevant to the training course we propose .
2 And I 'd like to leave you with one last statement just enough , but just enough , is not enough !
3 And now I 'd like to leave you with this thought " Do you have to make many speeches in the course of your work ? "
4 There are times ’ — Rose 's face took on the fierce expression of a schoolgirl talking about her most hated teacher — ‘ when I 'd like to brain her with one of her own golf-clubs ! ’
5 The rest of the team is going to miss her and and we 'd like to thank her for all her hard work ( including proof-reading ! ) and now we need a volunteer to join us !
6 Mr Chairman , er , I 'd like to thank you for those nice words of introduction but I am particularly delighted as I am a lifelong member of the G M B , of almost thirty five years ' standing , due to my employment with British Gas and my long membership with the Labour Party .
7 Well if you 'd like to keep it at that , that 's fine .
8 But I enjoyed your tte — tte with Naomi in that choochy little patisserie , although I 'd like to smack her for one or two of her remarks . ’
9 First of all I 'd like to compliment you on such a brill and fabbo magazine .
10 We 'd like to warn you about another way of making yourself
11 He says he would like to see it in another twenty five years time .
12 She knew instinctively that he would like to leave her like that ; but he did n't .
13 So I would like to leave you with this suggestion that art , better than a scientifically-constructed computer , is a useful analogy for the brain , and that the more that can be found out about the workings of memory , the more usefully shall we be able to understand the links between them .
14 A lot of people would like to join him in those sentiments …
15 Waterlife Research Industries have kindly replaced the test kit , even though they were not at fault and I would like to thank them for this .
16 ‘ But I would like to thank you for one thing — ’
17 I would like to fill it with herbaceous perennials , which would be suitable ?
18 He looked as if he would like to sear her with another acid remark but he remained silent , as she did , apart from a few non-committal remarks , all through dinner .
19 It is most definitely a thriller , but with strong romantic undertones ; I would like to recommend it to both sexes as a jolly exciting read .
20 Many genuine cases would have been put aside , delayed and not arranged in time — If the hon. Member for Oldham , West would like to challenge me on that
21 ‘ Can I give my Right Honourable Friend two big thank-yous ! ’ , he cried , in a tone suggesting that he would like to accompany them with two big kisses .
22 I would like to tell you about two special friends who were blood brothers ( perhaps you also remember what it felt like to cut your finger and touch another who had done the same ? ) .
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