Example sentences of "[adv] want [verb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others merely want to look at the engine . |
| 2 | A large number wish to continue working as long as they are fit and do not want to retire at the state pension age . |
| 3 | Having spent the whole day listening to the contenders , I did not want to look at the list — I felt certain that my name would not appear . |
| 4 | just want to look at the carbonate system in a bit more detail . |
| 5 | I just wanted to look at the Earth . |
| 6 | You 're supposed to write the minutes for this meeting on the back of the agenda , now , I know very few people who ever actually do that , er , I always want to look at the agenda when I 'm taking my notes . |
| 7 | And er you always want to look at the track record . |
| 8 | Now in this first session I really want to look at the way that er er financial planning will affect you once you , once you retire , it may be that 's the sort of area you 've not looked at in detail . |
| 9 | Whatever the questions he really wanted to ask at the reprocessing plant , though , he would never allow his personal feelings to interfere with an assignment . |
| 10 | " You might even want to teach at the end of it . |
| 11 | They 're very upset and do n't want to talk at the moment . |
| 12 | As you say , it 's my wedding day tomorrow , I do n't want to arrive at the altar with my face in a mess . ’ |
| 13 | Women suddenly discovered they did n't want to stay at the kitchen sink all day ; they wanted the fulfilment that comes from work , too . |
| 14 | ‘ You have n't wanted to look at the barometer in the last four |