Example sentences of "want [to-vb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , there is a different sense in which private individuals may not want to conserve soil or have a small family other than the most obvious that it may not benefit them . |
| 2 | She recently turned down £1,500 for a day 's work because she did not want to miss school . |
| 3 | So people answering these questions were , first , at least potential borrowers ( people who would n't want to borrow money did n't have to answer it ) . |
| 4 | Most people should be reducing their fat intake , but many do not want to sacrifice taste and texture in the search for a healthier diet . |
| 5 | Her lovely face reflecting her complete and utter bewilderment , she queried slowly , ‘ Why on earth would I want to claim kinship ? ’ |
| 6 | 1 What will be the specification of the hand held device or devices you will want to include OALD in ? |
| 7 | There was no way he could risk incurring the wrath of a superior but he did n't want to lose manhood in front of his uniformed thugs . |
| 8 | The Asians will not want to lose ground in the mixed doubles in the build-up to Atlanta and the Belfast match will provide them with an opportunity to test the best in Europe . |
| 9 | If you enjoy your food and do n't want to eat less , but do want to lose weight and reduce the risk of heart disease , this is for you . |
| 10 | I did want to lose weight so much for it , but have had very little success so will have to get used to the idea of being the back-end-of-a-bus in comparison to Heather . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't want to lose control of my business . ’ |
| 12 | Opposition Members may wish to make party political points , but do they want to lose control of public spending ? |
| 13 | It should have been a fairly calm journey but the car was driven by a nervous new driver who did not want to lose face . |
| 14 | Thus the other follows because she does not want to lose face with her white friend . |
| 15 | You do n't want to lose track of your child 's comings and goings , particularly at night . |
| 16 | They both do a considerable amount of travelling , since Marie likes to check the Brasserie 's takings and George does n't want to lose touch with L'Auberge 's customers , and this adds to their fatigue . |
| 17 | Even now it is pretty impressive , and if you do n't want to go north , have a look at Lancing . |
| 18 | Sure you do n't want to go badminton , mm , ah ? |
| 19 | And I did n't want to go work for the Bank . |
| 20 | Now where do you want to go Christmas ? |
| 21 | You try and get to India , not that you 'd want to go mind you , you try and live in India , wo n't let you in |
| 22 | His guys showed up from Washington and they did n't want to see shit . |
| 23 | I did n't ever want to see Phantom of the Opera , no of course I have n't have n't |
| 24 | Do you want to see humanity kill itself off because of its inability to rear improved generations to follow on ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ There will come a day , sooner or later , when he will not want to see Lulach . |
| 26 | Here you will not get a test , but they will often want to see proof of any qualifications that you may have . |
| 27 | Bullies are impressed by force and power , and may want to see proof of your new-found strength of character . |
| 28 | And you would n't want to see North and South reunited ? |
| 29 | Mr Bergg said he did not want to see law breaking but he believed home owners should use the system to insist on fair valuations which had not been rushed through by estate agents . |
| 30 | And she would want to see monitoring of any pubs admitting children , with premises carefully vetted before permission to let in youngsters was granted . |