Example sentences of "want to make [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Scots and the Welsh and the Irish have clearly retained very strong national cultural characteristics , which have made it necessary for the student who wants to make accurate distinctions to say ‘ British does mean something , and it 's something to do with the Briton overseas ’ . |
| 2 | If he wants to make European comparisons , I refer him , as I referred the hon. Member for Sheffield , Hillsborough ( Mr. Flannery ) , to what is happening in France . |
| 3 | If he pays in first and then has to make an interim payment and he wants to make that payment out of the money in court , he must ask specifically for leave to do so and also to amend his notice of payment in so as to refer to the fact that some of the money has been paid out . |
| 4 | ‘ She 's not the sort of girl who wants to make political statements with her music . |
| 5 | There are pros and cons , and everything really depends upon the main interests of the observer ; for example , anyone who wants to make regular studies of the Sun will be far better off with a refractor , while the deep-sky enthusiast will in general prefer a reflector . |
| 6 | Also he wants to talk to someone , he wants to make sure we 're doing our job . |
| 7 | My old man works at Dunlop and he wants to make sure we [ he and his brothers and sisters ] do better than that . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , he 's heard you 're chasing the five grand and wants to make sure you do n't know something he does n't . ’ |
| 9 | It wants to make sure that everyone knows what harassment is , that harassment will not be tolerated and that there is a procedure for dealing with the problem . |
| 10 | Rachel wants to make sure her DHSS chit is acceptable and her luggage is still there , and I 'm wondering where we can go this evening to find something to eat , and to spend as long as possible outside that cubicle . |
| 11 | ‘ The King wants them or , more importantly , if he ca n't have them , he wants to make sure no one else does . |
| 12 | Team worker I really really want to make sure that the whole team as people work together well that everybody 's happy such is the comment , is everybody happy , he wants to make sure that everybody as individuals is getting on well there 's no stresses or pressures through individuals , individual relationships he tries to keep things smooth within the team . |
| 13 | But now she wants to make sure that all windows are fitted with locks so that other children do n't suffer the same fate . |
| 14 | Well do you know , when I met , I , I 'm meeting old chaps through this very excellent marriage agency , I 've never expected any thing like it , they are marvellous , and the sent me a nice old lad , but I knew I was onto a looser when he said , of course I go to my daughter-in-law every Saturday for lunch , she absolutely insists because she says , she wants to make sure that I 'm eating properly , now this is a very healthy old man with a very good income who could afford to buy any food he wants and the fact of the matter is his that he 's son is probably not , he does n't want to upset his old dad , and it 's handy to have him to come on Saturday for lunch and be done with it as it were , but I thought surely Bernard your own sense would tell you that nobody want 's their old father and father-in-law every Saturday of their life , for lunch oh . |
| 15 | Must you , she wants to make sure I 've got a constant supply I have Sadie to thank for that . |
| 16 | whatever he wants to make sure that he 's |
| 17 | No , if Oates wants to make lumbering passes at beautiful actresses that 's his affair , so to speak , but he should leave their prose out of it . |
| 18 | After all the moving I think he wants to make this his last club . ’ |
| 19 | I do n't know if anybody wants to make any comments about any of the items on paper B Okay , is it agreed to receive this report ? |
| 20 | I , I would normally say to you now , right what 's your objectives for the two days , but to be honest if we do that , er , I do n't think it helps very much , erm , but if anybody wants to make any comments about any specific part of it , er , then I 'll try and just talk you through it . |
| 21 | planning applications and er er items relating to Poor Lane , er and also the traffic on Station Road later on , er I think it 's rather complicated to talk about all of these at at one go , because I know er different members of the public have come for different reasons and perhaps , for the moment , I 'll not ask for any comments about Mr Smith 's proposals on Poor Lane , er nor er comments about Station Road , er but I will ask you if you want to refer to planning applications , er we have three planning applications , one is to extend the car park behind the pub , one is for a change of plan to one of the houses on the development adjacent to us , er and the third one is er er the plans submitted by Grant Development at Thorney , erm , I suspect most comments will be about the last , er perhaps I should ask first if anybody wants to make any comments about proposals behind the reindeer in , or at Chapel cottage site , does anybody , er in the public want to mention those erm , well we will go on to the one at Thorney then , and you 're Mr Walker ? |
| 22 | The worker , we concluded , is caught in that he wants to make some investment in work , even though the ends sought may be quite diverse by different workers , and , at the same time , is always caught in a situation where he has to experience feelings of resentment . |
| 23 | Howard wants to make some huge impulsive gesture to express the naked love he feels . |
| 24 | In this First Article I want to make two points . |
| 25 | And we want to make two hundred tonnes of N A C L. |
| 26 | The Minister of State does not want to make this a political issue , but I want to make two important political points . |
| 27 | The way he went on looking at her made her flesh heat , and she took a second or two to ensure that her voice would emerge steadily before saying , ‘ I want to make one thing absolutely crystal-clear , Luke . ’ |
| 28 | I want to make one comment about the referendum before dealing with the main subject of my speech . |
| 29 | ‘ I want to make all my defences in Britian , ’ said the 27-year-old Lewis , already regarded by many as the uncrowned champion after his two-round demolition of Razor Ruddock at Earl 's Court in the early hours of Sunday morning . |
| 30 | ‘ But when I 'm champion I want to make all my defences in England . |