Example sentences of "like to see the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I 'd like to see the Fugitive .
2 It is interesting that half the carers said they would like to see the dementia sufferer in residential care .
3 ‘ Would you like to see the fairy princess 's castle ? , ’ he said with a grin .
4 I 'd like to see the flames go whoof out of the top .
5 ‘ 1 would like to see the union structure changed totally , ’ he says uncompromisingly .
6 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 .
7 I 'd like to see the pair of them wed .
8 ‘ If there is any fighting in Europe , I should like to see the Bolshies and the Nazis doing it . ’
9 Mo decided to try another tack : ‘ I 'd like to see the relationship with the monarchy changed , ’ she said .
10 I 'd like to see the look on their top guy 's face when that happens .
11 Vi was remembering that today was her birthday and there was the ten-shilling note in her money belt and wondering if she should ask them if they would like to see the film in Craigiebur .
12 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 .
13 These freedoms are clearly of importance in the face of the public power of the state , but they give small comfort to those who would like to see the position of individuals strengthened in relation to the exercise of private power in the economy .
14 I should like to see the rivers that flow into the estuary — and indeed the entire Bristol channel — cleaned .
15 We would also like to see the constraints on major new out-of-town shopping centres listed in paragraph 37 applied to centres of less that 50,000 sq m .
16 We would like to see the scheme handbook promote the need to conserve hedgerows , using attractive language and design , as well as conveying technical information about the scheme .
17 I would like to see the scheme be taken on , and done properly .
18 ‘ If no financial support is forthcoming , we would like to see the scheme re-submitted for the following year . ’
19 Quate would like to see the SAM used to watch polymer chains in rubber as they stretch and bounce back .
20 ‘ We should like to see the officer in charge here , ’ said Epitot firmly .
21 And I 'd like to see the ice hockey team win the play offs as well .
22 Having seen United Biscuits ‘ gain a toehold in Brazil ’ , he would like to see the company expand into China .
23 While on the subject of ironmongery , I would still like to see the removal of ancient , rusting pegs that litter the cliffs , serving no useful purpose , and some discussion about replacing them , where necessary , with stainless steel ones .
24 He would also like to see the hierarchy between professors and younger scientists , stronger in Germany than in the UK and US , broken down a little .
25 ‘ All I said was I 'd like to see the factory , ’ Janice whispered to Rory as they moved to follow Hamish .
26 They would like to see the Church re-discovering the proper ( equal-but-different ) role for women .
27 ‘ I 'd like to see the pub where you took Heather though , if that 's possible . ’
28 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 ’ .
29 Most would like to see the auditor 's period away from the audit in question extended from the proposed two years ( which , as Touche Ross says , ‘ could lead to this guidance being perceived as a cosmetic exercise' ) , but can not agree over how long .
30 In an ideal world I would also like to see the Campaign I support and represent cease to accept cash inducements from the institutions it attacks while paying lip service to valid campaigning issues .
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