Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would n't have thought there was anyone left out there dim enough to still want to embrace the seedy ‘ glamour ’ of the Keef Richards ‘ elegantly wasted ’ image . |
| 2 | He did not want to miss a word . |
| 3 | I do n't want to miss a second of it . |
| 4 | I did n't want to miss a trick . |
| 5 | Andy 's form is exceptional and he has waited such a long time to make the jersey his own that he will not want to miss a game . ’ |
| 6 | But we would not want to miss an opportunity or to court a refusal , ’ he said . |
| 7 | I do n't want to miss the start of the big picture . ’ |
| 8 | You do n't want to miss the surprise ! ’ |
| 9 | When YOU go there you wo n't want to miss the world-famous Pleasure Beach amusement park which teems with fun and excitement for everyone . |
| 10 | And we did not want to miss the opportunity of having such a wonderful day , complete with the white wedding car . |
| 11 | I had to go — I had a meeting in town and I did n't want to miss the train . |
| 12 | But I suppose if you do n't want to miss the start you could just go straight in . ’ |
| 13 | I was in a hurry to catch the tube — it was the rush hour — I did n't want to miss the train — Cedric … you see , Cedric was waiting — ’ |
| 14 | IF YOU are a fan of collectables , you wo n't want to miss the new ‘ on-pack ’ offer from Carnation Evaporated Milk . |
| 15 | IF YOU are a fan of collectables , you wo n't want to miss the new ‘ on-pack ’ offer from Carnation Evaporated Milk . |
| 16 | Despite this major problem , banks must endeavour to monitor the external debt position of countries . |
| 17 | ‘ It would be wrong to anticipate the conclusions of the inquiry but I do want to assure the public that this matter is a cause of great concern to the Prison Service and that all aspects of the escape , including the role played by prison staff , will be very carefully examined . ’ |
| 18 | Do you want to borrow the car and return it later ? ’ |
| 19 | But why anyone would want to carry a bike up a mountain on their shoulder for the pleasure of being able to bump about on it for tiny , short stretches of flat ridge was completely beyond me . |
| 20 | She had saved up for such a long time and did n't want to carry a load of coins around . |
| 21 | This removes some of the flexibility ( you need a mains socket ) , the portability ( the LAN adaptor itself may fit into your pocket , but you would n't want to carry a mains adaptor too ) , and the tidiness ( the power lead means yet another bit of wire at the back of your PC ) . |
| 22 | Having said that , if you do have top-quality black and white photographs , then include one with the press releases to the national newspapers ; they may want to carry the story but have no time to find a photograph themselves . |
| 23 | We do not want to carry the image of middle age in other people 's eyes , nor do we wish to think of ourselves as getting old . |
| 24 | Frodo the Ring bearer does not really want to carry the Ring and offers it to the elf-queen Galadriel . |
| 25 | No point making a fuss ; plenty more women with young kinds anxious for work , as Mr Silver will explain to silence the muttering that occasionally drowns even the machines . |
| 26 | You can see why he did n't want to acknowledge a family connection with someone who was convicted of murder . |
| 27 | Captain Hymers did n't stay to see the coffee served because he then went on to visit another of his garrison units , namely the Duchess of Kent 's Military Hospital . |
| 28 | You 'll not be noticed in the crowd , and your mother will never forgive you if you do n't stay to see the visitors , and tell her about them ! ’ |
| 29 | I DID NOT STAY to see the Eid — the Eid Al Iftr , that great feast of the breaking of the fast , the days of celebration when everyone dresses in new clothes as though the sackcloth of fasting has lifted and life has renewed itself once again . |
| 30 | If he did want to mount an exhibition of his work — and she was starting to believe that that too had been a lie , just part of some overall strategy — then he 'd have to find someone else to organise it . |