Example sentences of "have liked have [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 While I would have liked to have seen a bit more about 9 Sqn 's contribution to the Tirpitz attacks , I appreciate that this is a book about 617 Sqn .
2 I mean what you 're looking for is a reduction or what you would have liked to have seen a reduction in the land allocation for employment needs , and yet in the other breath you are saying to North Yorkshire , you should really cater for one hundred percent migration .
3 He would have liked to have made a run for Mexico but he had work to do , and there was n't a chance of their surviving that long a race against the hurricane .
4 He would have liked to have taken a doggy bag to restaurants and collar extras he could n't quite fit in , like garlic bread , crusty granary rolls and After Eights .
5 Dot would have liked to have had a hand to hold .
6 They would have liked to have had a baby together , but she lost triplets , was very ill , and it seemed a family was not to be .
7 He would have liked to have put a hand on her shoulder now to comfort her .
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