Example sentences of "want [to-vb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some people will want to quarrel with this analysis ; but for our present purposes its accuracy is less important than the use Miller makes of it . |
| 2 | This change in the law was forced on the government by the European Court of Justice which decided in favour of a woman who did not want to retire at 60 . |
| 3 | It may well be a mistake for a director to restrict earnings in favour of dividends , however , if he thinks he might want to retire within 13 years . |
| 4 | Why would she want to go with this man ? |
| 5 | possibly also they might not want to go on national television |
| 6 | Did you want to go on this side ? |
| 7 | He wanted her to go , and she felt afraid as she realised that she did not want to go at all . |
| 8 | I 'd like you to tell your story to a couple of my colleagues and they may want to go into greater detail . |
| 9 | I do n't want to go into great detail , but I would be happy to make reference to the document . |
| 10 | ‘ Do you really want to go into that now ? ’ he challenged her softly , his ironic gaze returning briefly to her party face and the shiny , streaky curls that tumbled over her brow and about her neck , just skimming her bare shoulders . |
| 11 | I do n't want to go into that . |
| 12 | I do not want to go into that argument ; I simply wish to illustrate my point . |
| 13 | That was a major understatement , but she did n't want to go into all the details right now , especially with Julius standing right beside her . |
| 14 | The difference between the two types is their chemical make-up and whilst I do n't want to go into lengthy explanations about the proportions of carbon and hydrogen atoms that determine the types of fatty acid it is important to realize that fat is n't just a single compound but comes in many forms . |
| 15 | ‘ I did n't want to go into any more detail than absolutely necessary . |
| 16 | He did n't want to go into any other kind of films . |
| 17 | I 'm sorry about that , it really is more of a second thought , although I do n't want to go into any detail and I 'd like , like any broad that you have to be in my mind in this case at least |
| 18 | I mean do you want to go through each one . |
| 19 | But I would n't want to go through that again . |
| 20 | ‘ We do n't want to go through that business we had with A&M . |
| 21 | A man of his far from sanguine temperament would hardly want to go through all that again . |
| 22 | So I do n't want to go through all the things that are the same , I want to highlight the differences , and maybe it 'll help you in your mind to distinguish between the two products as regards examination and the questionnaire tomorrow . |
| 23 | but he , he 's at that age now where I could have another kid and look after it quite easily if I had one , but I do n't wan na go through , not the pregnancy , but I do n't want to go through all the babies and getting up in the night and , one that 'll come out six months old |
| 24 | The more experienced teacher who has used the program several times , on the other hand , will not want to go through lengthy explanations and interrogations by the program amid the pressures of the classroom . |
| 25 | The training in on offer appears to be about increasing management capabilities and if you do n't want to go down that road there is a problem , for there is a significant and genuine gap between the expectation of school boards and how their task was perceived by the Scottish Office . |
| 26 | Er I I I he said that oh yes I do want to go down these stairs but there 's folks coming up and down and the esc you know , someone coming on the escalator . |
| 27 | ‘ I do n't want to go to rotten old Glasgow . |
| 28 | Harold Samuel was furious , ‘ What do you want to go to that place for ? |
| 29 | If you do n't want to go to all the trouble of making curtains yourself , Rectella has a huge range of ready-made curtains and operates a made-to-measure service through its nationwide stockists . |
| 30 | You may not want to go to all this trouble so I 'll let you in on another easier method of finding some good swims . |