Example sentences of "want you to " in BNC.

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1 I want you to . ’
2 So I really want you to be like a proper sort of little girl .
3 ‘ So I want you to be very brave while you listen to it .
4 ‘ I want you to be Governor of Bermuda .
5 ‘ I want you to be proud of me , Agnes .
6 When you book your ( Club 19–30 ) Holiday we want you to be so satisfied that you 'll book with us again next year .
7 ‘ I want you to … ’
8 ‘ I 've some wonderful news , ’ said Phil , ‘ and I want you to be the first to know .
9 We want you to be among the very first in Britain to benefit from these developments and to enjoy them !
10 But I want you to be careful of one thing .
11 From gratitude comes the desire to please : ‘ I want you to be happy too . ’
12 For extra effect you can say ‘ Are you sure you would not like to change your mind ’ or ‘ I want you to be sure that you can point to whichever line you like . ’
13 ‘ Whatever the uncertainties the last few weeks may have brought I want you to be certain of this — our work together will continue unchanged , ’ she told the 40 charities of which she is patron .
14 The guys would chat me up , y'know , like — [ imitating an African accent ] ‘ I want you to be my wife ’ — and I found it all really flattering .
15 Just remember , when I want you to be familiar , I 'll let you know .
16 ‘ I WANT you to … to sense your own strength ’ — EP Thompson .
17 I want you to be there . "
18 " No , I do n't think I want you to .
19 We want you to be efficient in your studies .
20 ‘ I want you to be nice to him .
21 ‘ Perhaps they want you to be King , too , without me , ’ I said quietly .
22 I want you to be here with me .
23 Now we we 'll have done some of them there and I do n't want you to look there okay I want you to just try it
24 But by the time I tell you her story I want you to be prepared : that 's to say , I want you to have had enough of books , and parrots , and lost letters , and bears , and the opinions of Dr Enid Starkie , and even the opinions of Dr Geoffrey Braithwaite .
25 ‘ Who says I want you to ! ’
26 I want you to be happy . ’
27 But I find it more useful actually to write out the things I want you to actually do .
28 I only want you to cos it 'll make it up to three .
29 ‘ I want you to .
30 I want you to milk that sonuvabitch . ’
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