Example sentences of "want [to-vb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I want to see something different . |
| 2 | One line in the song seems to me to be very revealing : when you say you want to see her killed ‘ because people like you/make me feel so tired … so old inside . ’ |
| 3 | There are people at that factory who want to see me dead . ’ |
| 4 | I just could n't believe it , it was , er , I just felt very very happy and I just break into tears , I just start crying , and I think it 's tremendous , erm news , I just want to see him safe home . |
| 5 | ‘ I want to see their little nest . ’ |
| 6 | This is usually a very popular event as parents want to see their own children involved in something special . |
| 7 | They want to see their own chaps , keen as mustard , potting Jerries ( or Tommies ) whenever the opportunity arises . |
| 8 | I want to see them all do the best they can , because they deserve it . |
| 9 | And why should any brother of Shrewsbury want to see our best patroness carted away to Ramsey ? |
| 10 | Above all , I do not believe the people of Britain want to see our constitutional monarchy , the ‘ eternal jewel ’ with which our political liberties are bound up , brought into danger or contention by the deceptive device once adopted so ill-advisedly so many years ago for a purpose that is past . |
| 11 | Yeah I know , but do n't start going off to sleep now , not if you want to see your other nanny |
| 12 | So I went rushing round to a friend of mine who fortunately had some and I said I want to see your walking , and I was much comforted to discover that they do actually use all six legs . |
| 13 | ‘ I want to see you naked . ’ |
| 14 | I want to see you both happy . ’ |
| 15 | Parissien acknowledges another benefit : ‘ the bottom line , for those who want to see it that way , is that the course is also a guide to how to put money onto a house , rather than take it off . ’ |
| 16 | You want to see it safe in its new quarters . ’ |
| 17 | More importantly , however , teachers want to enjoy their own teaching . |
| 18 | It has taken the black South African Rugby Association and the ‘ coloured ’ South African Rugby Federation under its wing , and they no doubt now want to flex their own muscles . |
| 19 | Whether the men of the Eighties want to risk their ageing bodies against such threats , only the Nineties will reveal . |
| 20 | They want to arrange their own lunches , decide for themselves how to spend some days . |
| 21 | ‘ You say I am a murderer , ’ the monster said , ‘ but you want to kill your own creature . |
| 22 | ‘ Ladies and gentlemen , this will be our last meeting before the big day and I want to thank you all for your co-operation , ’ Mrs Grindlewood-Gryke shouted above the noise . |
| 23 | ‘ Friends , Romans and countrypersons , ’ Elinor said , ‘ we want to thank you all for your support in these last few difficult weeks . |
| 24 | ‘ I just want to thank my lucky stars , ’ Clinton said in a subsequent statement . |
| 25 | ‘ You want to sample our knedliky ? ’ |
| 26 | Cos I want to wear my red jacket . |
| 27 | I want to wear my short black one ! |
| 28 | the French are convinced that the Germans want to preserve their monetary hegemony as EMU approaches : the more dominant the Mark is , the more Germany will be able to dictate conditions and draw up plans for a European central bank based on the Bundesbank . |
| 29 | Why should any one want to preserve him alive ? ’ |
| 30 | I want to restore my 1967 LWB and hope to end up with a functional , economic vehicle . |