Example sentences of "want [to-vb] [pron] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I want to see you in proper uniform today , Sharpe , today ! ’ |
| 2 | In social situations , most of us want to enjoy ourselves through pleasant company and good food and wine . |
| 3 | I want to help them to enlightened self-expression , and to develop their imaginations — to rid themselves of repressions through self-expression . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've done some nursing and I want to put it to good use , ’ she added . |
| 5 | ‘ They just want to do the job they are paid and trained to do and they want to do it in suitable clothing , ie in uniform . ’ |
| 6 | Erm I 've mentioned accessibility , I would raise that again , I 'm a non-driver erm it 's easy to hop in a car and get from here to Chelmsford , if you want to do it by public transport it is a nightmare erm the meeting here on , on Monday which was very poorly attended , and I understand that 's been the pattern right across the area , and I do n't think the health authority is that interested in finding out what people have thought to be honest ! |
| 7 | But we feel so ill at ease with silence that we want to fill it with endless clatter and talk about ourselves . |
| 8 | I want to get it into brilliant condition first . |
| 9 | I want to get you in three-quarter profile . ’ |