Example sentences of "want [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 I want to write it for live musicians of both sexes .
2 When I asked her things like that , she did n't want to tell me on other occasions , she said I know that I ca n't tell you .
3 Thames Water Utilities wanted to put him on light duties .
4 He also wanted to dress her in warm wraps , soft furs and the finest of leather boots .
5 She said she had not heard that British scientists wanted to return him to Arctic waters , but warned that going back to cold temperatures , coupled with the need to hunt for food again , would be fatal .
6 But according to a report in The Builder , some architects protested against the competition , while P. L. Hardwick wanted to limit it to British architects .
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