Example sentences of "like [verb] [pers pn] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll have a look , but I 've had him doing actual words , like first words er , you know erm , Ben and large and in and out and just the , the easy words and Luke and his own name , so he is already got the idea that when you write a letter you ca n't just write any letter , you 've got to make letters say something either as erm , as an alphabet or in the form of words , so of course she says to , would you all like to write me a sentence , well he 's already passed that stage , he thinks himself well I ca n't write a sentence , what he knows as a sentence consists of words that make sense , so they 're all sitting there going a N , N , N , Q , R , S , N , T , T , and they 're saying a sentence like I went to the shops with my nanny , well Alex has already passed that stage , he knows that that is n't sensible , so he must of turned to her and he said , I ca n't write like that , my mummy will shout at me |
| 2 | Well , if I erm said to one of my students something about that was a very good essay you wrote , in fact I 'd like to discuss it a little bit more down at the pub and down at the pub I put my hand on his knee perhaps in making a point about how good his essay was . |
| 3 | ‘ Not necessarily , ’ she demurred , ‘ but she was kind , and I thought I would like to buy her a wedding present — and because you kindly took me in when you did n't want to , ’ she tacked on softly . |
| 4 | Perhaps you 'd like to buy us a drink … ’ |
| 5 | I 'm telling you all this , and perhaps you do n't have to erm pay for any of these treatments we do gift vouchers , so if you 've got anybody who wants to buy you a gift of any sort , you could always say well , I fancy erm an eyebrow trim , or I fancy a pedicure perhaps they would like to buy you a gift voucher and then you can come in and it could be a present for you . |
| 6 | I 'd like to grow it a bit longer , but the ends are inclined to split and it looks dull . |
| 7 | Well looking at that I would n't I 'd like to leave it a wee while my options open because in the in the |
| 8 | I suppose there he he did n't like to leave it the way , the way it was done |
| 9 | I 'd like to wish you every success in this venture . |
| 10 | I 'd like to give her a ring if I may ? ’ |
| 11 | Well it 's one of the talking points this morning , if you 'd like to give me a call . |
| 12 | So if anybody does patchwork knitting or makes blankets or anything for charity and they 'd like to give me a ring any time , I could give you the pattern . |
| 13 | Eleven minutes to six is the time , and if you 'd like to give me a ring on any of the subjects I 've mentioned , then it 's . |
| 14 | As I say , contrasting views on that story , and er if you 'd like to give me a ring with your view , then it 's very , very welcome . |
| 15 | Well , a lot of er talkers there , and er , if you 'd like to give me a ring , it 's . |
| 16 | ‘ If you 'd like to give me a paper to sign saying how much I owe you , ’ she said briskly , ‘ the moment I get home I 'll make arrangements to have the money paid into your account . ’ |
| 17 | Erm you mentioned your brother earlier and er Geoff from the sports and social club I 'd like to give them a call , do you have the numbers ? |
| 18 | I 'm having two bridesmaids , aged five and six at my wedding and would like to give them a present after the event . |
| 19 | If you 've had any personal contact with these people you might like to give them a nudge . |
| 20 | If you know a little about cancer , feel you could cope with all the emotions involved , and you 'd like to give them a hand , then Carol would love to hear from you . |
| 21 | Okay David , thanks very much indeed for your time and for talking to us today but er if you have a view on that you might like to give us a call . |
| 22 | Erm Would anyone like to give us a plot resume in Jane Eyre ? |
| 23 | Léonie said to Rose : I 'd like to give you a hand . |
| 24 | Several minutes later he added : ‘ But I would not like to give you the impression I have worked for either of them yet . ’ |
| 25 | I do n't like doing it the baby way . |
| 26 | For my purpose I should like to call him the man in the jury box , for the moral judgement of society must be something about which any twelve men or women drawn at random might after discussion be expected to be unanimous . |
| 27 | ‘ I 've overheard the Headmaster saying he would like to teach me a thing or two . ’ |
| 28 | So , Sister Hennessy , how would you like to offer me a cup of coffee so we can get acquainted while these two young men carry on with their duties ? ’ |
| 29 | Would you like to offer me a nightcap ? ’ |
| 30 | For producing the captions I would like to offer you a fee of 150 which is in addition to any other payments for work on the Activity Book . |