Example sentences of "want [to-vb] [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A recent objection came from a client who did not want to invest in a company that gave political donations . |
| 2 | An Enfield clerical family took in a great-grandmother in her nineties for her last two years : ‘ she did n't want to go in a home and she wrote to my mother and asked if she could possibly look after her . |
| 3 | and you know how they say to you at times oh thanks ever so much , I 've never heard anybody that would cover a thing in quite so much detail , I mean you do n't want to sound like a machine that 's pumping out information |
| 4 | ‘ I did n't want to work in a shop or a bank so I wrote to my local radio station , West Sound , asking if I could make the tea . ’ |
| 5 | Tony did not want to work in a shop or a factory . |
| 6 | But there are basic things that the journalist will want to know about a story that you can work out in advance . |
| 7 | For a start , they own that flexible ‘ I ’ ( when I say ‘ I ’ you will want to know within a paragraph or two whether I mean Julian Barnes or someone invented ; a poet can shimmy between the two , getting credit for both deep feeling and objectivity ) . |
| 8 | He did not want to appear at a loss or to let his followers down . |
| 9 | My kids want to go for a visit and my daughter wants a picture of our home … |
| 10 | ‘ I want to go to a party and Mum wo n't let me . |
| 11 | ‘ Want to go to a club and see some damage done ? ’ |
| 12 | Yeah , well it 's just different directors have different things they want to emphasise in a play and if they want to bring something home or they think that using a certain well like say the way the people are dressed and everything will will have more of an impact , you know will |
| 13 | Yeah , well it 's just different directors have different things they want to emphasise in a play and if they want to bring something home or they think that using a certain well like say the way the people are dressed and everything will will have more of an impact , you know will |
| 14 | I think it is right that everyone should be given the freedom to choose whether or not they want to work in a smoking or non-smoking office and separate areas created to cater for both factions . |
| 15 | The second point is on correspondence , I 'm absolutely certain that when a member of public writes in to any department , not necessarily highway , he expects and needs an immediate response , now I know you have , you have started the acknowledgement of our system , but I think it 's , it does n't go far enough , an acknowledgement card that simply says the thing is received and is receiving attention , needs to then indicate the individual to whom that matter has been passed for attention and that leads me to the third point and I think the general complaint on the public is that local government is seen as faceless people and I think we have to get in our mind to name people within our department , there 's not one mention about it in our promise , I think we need , unless I 've not read it , but I think , I think we , yes , but I think we need to mention people by name , senior people within the department who will respond to particular things and certainly where public comes into contact within the offices we must get around to wearing a name badge who says who that person is , people want to relate to a person and I think we can do that if we try . |
| 16 | I was going to ask Mike if he wants to come as an observer because he 's never been to conference and erm |
| 17 | Residents who want to participate in a group and share their experiences may find it easier if residential staff are not present , so that frankness can be risked . |
| 18 | I want to look like a racehorse and have long hair and Jim , that 's what I want . |
| 19 | Shorter and narrower versions are also available , including ‘ sit-up ’ or shower baths , which might be worth considering if you want to fit in a shower or a bidet as well . |
| 20 | Concluding his telling analysis , he added : ‘ Firstly there 's a Kylie that wants to play like a kid and secondly there 's a more subtle Kylie with an appeal . |
| 21 | People want to save in a currency that does not depreciate every year as much as the pound has done over many years . |
| 22 | Some mares will actually stand and paw at a paddock fence because they want to get to a stallion that is a couple of paddocks away — consequently they are likely to cut a leg or rip off a shoe if the bottom wire of the fence is too close to the ground . |
| 23 | The work force want to return to a contract and yet do not want to return to a situation which takes away from their individual freedom and negotiating rights . |
| 24 | I want to push for a win if I can . ’ |
| 25 | You have the right to carry out improvements and , if you want to move to a council or housing association house in another part of the country , and can make the necessary arrangements , the right to exchange . |
| 26 | ‘ Do you want to ride in a race or two , or do n't you ? ’ |
| 27 | What are the girls , other , that we 've always wanted to invite to a party and we have n't bothered before ? |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't want to change into a man as well as an animal ! ’ |
| 29 | Why should one want to say of a myth that it is ‘ symbolically true ’ if it is a sexist myth ? |
| 30 | I only intended to do that first album , because it was a new label and I did n't want to sign to a label that had no track record . |