Example sentences of "like [verb] [pers pn] with [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Would you like to help me with one slice ? |
| 3 | I would like to fill it with herbaceous perennials , which would be suitable ? |
| 4 | I know we 've had that debate at length in connection with the housing issue but I would just like to leave you with that point again . |
| 5 | And I 'd like to leave you with one last statement just enough , but just enough , is not enough ! |
| 6 | And now I 'd like to leave you with this thought " Do you have to make many speeches in the course of your work ? " |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . |
| 9 | But roasting them , I would n't like to get them with any sort of burnt taste . |
| 10 | 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 ! ’ |