Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] want a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For those who do not want a federal future for this country there are many reasons for concern in the Prime Minister 's statement on the treaty of union . |
| 2 | While it may be pleasant to have a young exuberant puppy bounding out to greet you with great enthusiasm , you do not want a large adult dog behaving in a similar fashion , leaping up and bowling people onto the floor . |
| 3 | It is essential , however — if we do not want a united states of Europe to retain the right , within a co-operative framework to try to forge a consensus on foreign policy — to make our own decisions . |
| 4 | Sir Rhodes Boyson , Member for Brent North and a former minister , said this , also on 8 May 1992 : ‘ I certainly do not want a common currency or a central bank . |
| 5 | As we shall see later , these command driven data management systems offer an attractive opt ion to those users who do not want a packaged solution . |
| 6 | So it 's definitely the latter , we are developing a fully capable Eurofighter two thousand aircraft and if erm any of our four participating nations do not want a particular facility then we will make provision for them to leave that out in production and if an export customer does not require the full range of capabilities we can also remove them for that export customer . |
| 7 | The teachers in the two departments are possessed of a missionary zeal to improve the quality of their pupils ' lives ; they do not want an English education to be useful or vocational , but to enable the pupils to think critically about themselves , about life , and about society . |
| 8 | I suppose one of the things I use to demonstrate it most clearly is that for many years I s I gave lectures on communications and one of the things I used to say in those lectures was I did not know , and I was stressing that sense what came first if newspapers write stories in a particular way , because that is what the public wanted or do public want a particular type of story and that 's that newspapers round-up and I stopped posing that question when Rupert Murdoch bought the Melbourne Sun because Rupert Murdoch bought the Melbourne Sun and introduced a lot of sex-type stories you know stories about brothels and madames whipping people and goodness knows what else and the sales rocketed and there we had almost a captive example of change in the design of change in the type of stories that were written and people , people were buying it and so you have an issue of you know that your content was actually being by what your readership wanted . |
| 9 | And I 'm sure you do n't want a long speech but I 've tried to prepare something , and I hope it 's all right . |
| 10 | I nearly said , " You do n't want a pregnant woman on your hands , even during the season of good will , " but something prevented me . |
| 11 | I do n't want a Mini dad , do n't like them . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't want a better offer , I do n't want any offer ! |
| 13 | Clare cried , ‘ You do n't want a real relationship , you only want ego-boosting , pseudo-relationships ! ’ |
| 14 | Pass on the windward side if you do n't want a hot bath , and you will reach an area of incredible beauty . |
| 15 | Did they ever say to you I do n't want a diffused light I want a direct light ? |
| 16 | We do n't want a simple truce … |
| 17 | I do n't want a new wife , ’ said Ricky flatly . |
| 18 | No , I do n't , I want the tap all bloody stuff , I do n't want a new whatsit |
| 19 | Jim says we 'll get an electric one because you do n't want a new thing sitting in there and erm it sits in the corner cos I have no room in my units for it . |
| 20 | ‘ People do n't want a Euro-processed thing , they want stuff that is comfortable , reassuring , honest and masculine . |
| 21 | I do n't want a drunken brawl on my hands . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ They are almost Communists and I do n't want a Communist ruling over me . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ You do n't want a caring society , ’ she had told them , in effect . |
| 24 | They only said these things because I am a woman , and a Catholic , and they do n't want a Catholic queen in Scotland , they want a Protestant king . |
| 25 | And I do n't want a perfect hostess . |
| 26 | " I do n't want a good talk . |
| 27 | I tell you what , I do n't want a two hour lecture . |
| 28 | I do n't want a complete shade change but would like to cheer it up for summer . |
| 29 | ‘ We do n't want a public disagreement with one of our honorary graduates . ’ |
| 30 | I just do n't want a little guy with a moustache in the White House . |