Example sentences of "would [verb] [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I mean , I 'd like to do the things that , my hobbies , but I go out there because I care and I see that I feel that it 's necessary to , to actually stop these people tormenting an animal for fun and if I 'm that concerned about animals , I 'm not gon na stoop to hurt a horse , or or the hounds ! |
| 32 | There may be more work as she gets older , she says : ‘ I 'd like to do the kind of roles Anjelica Huston can do . |
| 33 | And what I was going to be getting for myself at some stage cos I 'd like to do the rest of the curtains myself . |
| 34 | Perhaps you 'd like to do the honours ? ’ |
| 35 | Well I 'd like to do the introductions |
| 36 | ‘ I 'd like to claim the credit but you 'd find out I lied . |
| 37 | I 'd like to tip the soup in her lap ! ’ |
| 38 | I 'd like to see the flames go whoof out of the top . |
| 39 | And I 'd like to see the ice hockey team win the play offs as well . |
| 40 | 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 ’ . |
| 41 | I 'd like to see the look on their top guy 's face when that happens . |
| 42 | 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 . ’ |
| 43 | I 'd like to see the pair of them wed . |
| 44 | Mo decided to try another tack : ‘ I 'd like to see the relationship with the monarchy changed , ’ she said . |
| 45 | I 'd like to see the Fugitive . |
| 46 | I never thought er Mrs that I 'd be seeing , I 'd like to see the excreta first but er could it be , could it be a dormouse because they enjoy the insects and berries and they make similar type holes . |
| 47 | Well , it 's been nice talking to you , but we 'd like to see the Oracle now . |
| 48 | 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 . |
| 49 | ‘ I 'd like to see the pub where you took Heather though , if that 's possible . ’ |
| 50 | ‘ All I said was I 'd like to see the factory , ’ Janice whispered to Rory as they moved to follow Hamish . |
| 51 | I 'd like to see the back of that whipper-snapper , John Patten . |
| 52 | You 'd like to see the back of me , and all your actions are directed towards that end . |
| 53 | ‘ Of course I 'd like to see the house by daylight before we make up our minds . |
| 54 | ‘ As time moves on , and instrumental skills develop , I 'd like to see the children become immersed in really engaging repertoire . |
| 55 | ‘ Then I 'd like to see the doctor , ’ said Jim , meeting her eye . |
| 56 | I 'd like to see the people that came next . |
| 57 | You 'd like to see the people that came next ? |
| 58 | Yes — and I 'd like to see the expressions on the family 's faces ! |
| 59 | ‘ I need some boots repaired , I 'd like to see the workmanship of this shoemaker . ’ |
| 60 | Even though I 've run my mower on unleaded petrol for years , I 'd like to see the manufacturers design cleaner engines . |