Example sentences of "want [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 ‘ 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 . ’
17 Do you want to borrow the car and return it later ? ’
18 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 .
19 She had saved up for such a long time and did n't want to carry a load of coins around .
20 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 ) .
21 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 .
22 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 .
23 Frodo the Ring bearer does not really want to carry the Ring and offers it to the elf-queen Galadriel .
24 You can see why he did n't want to acknowledge a family connection with someone who was convicted of murder .
25 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 .
26 The middle-aged may want to preserve an order they are accustomed to , or perhaps their careers .
27 It is not clear to what degree the kinship defenders would want to preserve the link with biological parents who are in no way the psychological parents as well — that is , how much they value the blood tie as such .
28 Alternatively , however , you may want to emphasise the point that actual readers are unlikely to respond all in the same way , especially readers differing in gender , class , age , ethnicity or some other aspect of social identity .
29 This does give Europe the possibility of a role , perhaps in bringing the war to an end , when unwise forces in Washington may want to continue the war too long , and also to play a role in clearing up the mess afterwards , although its going to be a terrifying mess .
30 Now all is quite clear in the consultations , certainly the one we have with the , the heads , whilst that they did n't want to continue the previous policy of expanding their tradition by increasing class sizes .
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