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Idioms and Phrases

Also, liked to . Come close to, be on the point of. For example, We like to froze to death , or He liked to have never got away . This expression, now considered a colloquialism from the American South, dates from the early 1400s and was used several times by Shakespeare.
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"I would like to quote what you said last time, that there's nothing that's more important to this court than due process rights and fundamental fairness," Khalil said.

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“I think that concentrating on each and every game and performing at my best is what will lead to a wonderful award like that, so I’d like to do my best every day.”

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Regrettably, it’s also going to force Cornyn, the sort of GOP senator you’d like to have as even a modest check on Trump here or there, to behave like a caveman for the next year.

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Ch Supt Jamie Henderson said: "I would like to thank the public for remaining vigilant when this animal was loose."

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"I would like to quote what you said last time that there's nothing that's more important to this court than due process rights and fundamental fairness," Mr Khalil said in court.

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