Example sentences of "wants [to-vb] [pron] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think the reason he dresses as an Edwardian is because he wants to see himself as a dashing young stage door Johnny . ’ |
| 2 | It seems that the ‘ most powerful screen actor since Brando ’ now wants to reinvent himself as an independent movie mogul . |
| 3 | To that extent , the EC does not seem to have accepted the ramifications of the post-communist years and has not decided whether it wants to consolidate itself as a rich man 's club at the western end of the continent of Europe , to which the east Europeans can apply for associate membership , or to widen its institutions , starting with freer trade . |
| 4 | CCW wants to manage it as a National Nature Reserve , but this is being blocked by the IDO claim . |
| 5 | He wants to expose it before the whole world , but he needs your help . ’ |
| 6 | She wants to send them to the same private boarding school as her other partially sighted son , but her local council has refused . |
| 7 | ‘ The Palace wants to portray us in the worst possible light . |
| 8 | Nobody in particular , and I s I use the word him , nobody particularly wants to question him , nobody particularly wants to get him in a bad mood . |
| 9 | He wants to take her into the Royal Infirmary for tests . ’ |
| 10 | Ask Mr. if he wants to say anything on the main motion . |
| 11 | — JON Gittens , a key figure in Middlesbrough clinching a place in the new Premier League next season , wants to join them on a permanent basis from Southampton . |
| 12 | The Department of Transport wants to ban them from the ancient route for sixty days a year . |