Example sentences of "what you want [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wanted him to be someone she could love and idealised the future in her head , but then found herself thinking about that most heartwrenching of adolescent discoveries ; people rarely are what you want them to be and betray you without malice , unaware of the pain they cause . |
| 2 | Reinforcement , or lack of it , plays a major part in all behaviour and is especially important when attempting to get people to do what you want them to do . |
| 3 | Remember Jesus ' Golden Rule : ‘ Do to others just what you want them to do for you . ’ |
| 4 | It is frequently said that you can make statistics say what you want them to say . |
| 5 | With that , the situation transcends the initial paradigmatic form or structure of coercion ; for if people do n't mind doing what you want them to do , you ca n't really be making them do it . |
| 6 | But even if we accept that there is a significant difference between the ‘ legal ’ and ‘ political ’ processes in the way in which decisions are reached , they would both still come firmly within the definition of power we adopted in part I , that is the ability to get others to do what you want them to , assuming this is different from what they would have done anyway , with the use or threat of sanctions if necessary . |
| 7 | ‘ But then , that is what you want them to do , is n't it ? ’ |
| 8 | The columns are always one square out , from what you want them to be . |
| 9 | What you want they . |
| 10 | Is that what you want me to say ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ So what you want me to do ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Let me know what you want me to do , ’ she said . |
| 13 | But I know what to do I do n't know what you want me to do . |
| 14 | Is that what you want me to do ? |
| 15 | " You know , Dad , I 'm not so sure that I 'm cut out for what you want me to be , " he said , and sipped his coffee with a pensive expression on his face . |
| 16 | ‘ Tell me what you want me to do . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Just tell me what you want me to do . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Well , that depends on what you want me to do , does n't it ? ’ |
| 19 | That 's what you want me to be . |
| 20 | A : What you want me to tell you is how I , victim of a class-ridden society , managed to escape the long side streets of the outer suburbs and reach the shores of academia . |
| 21 | ‘ Is that what you want me to do ? ’ she asked in a low voice , while savouring the memory of his kiss . |
| 22 | I felt and this is the bit I like , I , I some I , I used to set this at one point in the examination question and ask people to guess which American president said it I 'll read , I 'll read it to you measures otherwise unconstitutional might become lawful if indispensable to the preservation of the constitution through the preservation of the nation just , I 'll just get the essence of that , measures otherwise unconstitutional might become lawful if indispensable to the preservation of the constitution through the preservation of the nation ninety percent put Richard Nixon er no one put Abraham Lincoln er cos he was one of the good guys right or wrong I assume this ground I could not feel that to the best of my ability I had even tried to preserve the if to save James Buchanan is essentially the Pontius Pilate of American politics he says yes these are very acute problems er and very difficult er and I 'd like to help but I 'm sorry I ca n't and I really do have to go off and wash my hands now erm and , you know , you carry on and when you 've resolved it tell me what you want me to do and I 'll , |
| 23 | ‘ You 'd better sit down and tell me what you want me to do . ’ |
| 24 | than just to read , is that what you want me to do ? |
| 25 | So my mother said , Oh well yes if that 's what you want me to be to be a servant . |
| 26 | I think what you want to do now , write down a list of what you want him to do and let Steve do that for tomorrow if you can and then let's see if we can make him stick to that list cos otherwise he 'll be here in |
| 27 | That 's what you want he said the thick stuff . |
| 28 | There is always a struggle to get language to do what you want it to ; to say , no more and no less , what you want it to say . |
| 29 | There is always a struggle to get language to do what you want it to ; to say , no more and no less , what you want it to say . |
| 30 | If you are thinking about buying a microcomputer have you really worked out what you want it for , or if you really need it ? |