Example sentences of "would [verb] to see [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Afterwards he 'd sworn he would prefer to see any child of his six foot under rather than taken for a nun . |
| 2 | ‘ As a retailer , naturally I would prefer to see added value rather than price cutting , ’ she adds . |
| 3 | Thirdly , it seems that both groups of critics would want to see greater support given to natural families , in general , to help them to care for their children more effectively and to prevent the need for substitute care arising . |
| 4 | In the case of both Interleaf and Xerox 's Documenter the companies have also recognised the importance of being able to accept textual or graphic information from other sources and this is something that we would expect to see other vendors follow suit on . |
| 5 | If we were to move from standstill to cutbacks , we would expect to see further changes in behaviour . |
| 6 | Going by their logic , we would expect to see riotous behaviour by stressed small business owners and financial investors at rugby union or American football matches . |
| 7 | Despite food hygiene regulations and the Food Safety Act , it is surprising that one of the principal aids to compliance is often neglected ; where one would expect to see commercial refrigeration it is still not uncommon to find domestic style refrigerators and freezers . |
| 8 | For example whatever the nature of the case be it acute or chronic I would expect to see some signs of improvement indicating a curative response within a very short while . |
| 9 | If the secularisation of the working-class had gone ahead as rapidly as Engels wished to believe , one would expect to see some reflection of this in figures showing the growth of Rationalist and Secularist Societies . |
| 10 | When the distribution of revenue is seen to be equitable , one would expect to see this intransigence diminish and with it doubts about the commitment of the UK to the EC . |
| 11 | Having said that er we would prefer a quota system for er Stansted because without it , we could have a large number of noisey flights into Stansted and , and also that er in terms of er both this and further consultations we would expect to see full information providing us from er , a to enable us to make a sensible conclusion . |
| 12 | The implications of this for employment are that we would still expect to see large-scale manufacturing in developed countries , absorbing substantial amounts of labour ( though this labour would be involved in knowledge work rather than metal-bashing ) ; and we would expect to see more labour employed again in small firms producing semi-custom-made products or services using machinery produced by the large companies . |
| 13 | So as I say I would expect to see these percentages significantly increased erm . |
| 14 | However , John Barton , an archdeacon in the Birmingham diocese , would like to see such work go further . |
| 15 | However , we think that the specialist experience of the Birmingham Centre would be most valuable to advice bureaux and individual workers who have to help consumers with their problems , and so we would like to see wider use of the Birmingham Centre 's experience in training programmes for general advisers , and perhaps in a back-up service for them . |
| 16 | I would like to see better controls at the docks to stop them getting through . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Of course we would like to see lower interest rates , ’ he said , acknowledging the burden on people paying mortagages . |
| 18 | I would like to see all players not involved on matchday , mix freely in the Family Enclosures prior to the kick-off . |
| 19 | Some people would like to see load-shedding trigger a sweeping change in New York 's whole relationship with the surrounding region . |
| 20 | However , some city bureaux would like to see similar developments . |
| 21 | ‘ I would like to see similar surveys of children in Antrim and Down done . |
| 22 | Age Concern would like to see similar attention paid to the extra resources required to ensure provision of adequate staff and facilities to enable high quality health care to be provided for elderly people , both at home and in hospital . |
| 23 | The association would like to see minimum standards for visiting managers ' accommodation on the sides of pitches . |
| 24 | I would like to see existing provision improved by upgrading the Pencaitland railway path so that it can be cycled and walked in all weathers . |
| 25 | We would like to see closer control , and checks should be more stringent and more frequent . |
| 26 | There are things around this , that I wonder what on earth we 're doing and what is the best way forward and I would like to see that kind of report come back to us . |
| 27 | I I 've been coming here for forty years so far and and provocative statement I think in your programme this Autumn is the best that you 've had for years it 's a very good combination of classical and and modern plays and I really congratulate you on this programme and I would like to see that standard maintained . |
| 28 | I would like to see that view also accepted by statutory agencies and service provision by voluntary agencies properly integrated into service with future funding requirements properly identified and secured . |
| 29 | By the year 2000 , it would like to see total wind power generated in the UK equivalent to the power given off by just one coal or gas-fired power station . |
| 30 | It appeared that most people would like to see sleeping policemen installed there . |