Example sentences of "want [to-vb] [adv] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | You do n't want to work hard for a year establishing your act , get offered a tour , and then find that your drummer wo n't give up his milk round . |
2 | ‘ I — I just want to go below for a moment . ’ |
3 | She wants to go away for a holiday , too . |
4 | Ideally , of course , there should be the choice , especially for islanders having to work on the mainland who want to come home for the weekend . |
5 | ‘ I want to do well for the club but I seem to be heading up a blind alley and maybe a move is the only solution . |
6 | I think it 's brilliant , and when I came out of hospital you said mummy , I said I want to stay here for a couple of days is that Stacey ? |
7 | You might want to arrive early for the celebrations to allow yourself to catch the annual Dublin Film Festival ( February 28 — March 8 ) . |
8 | X/Open Co Ltd currently derives some 20% of its revenues from royalties : it wants that figure to rise to 100% within five years , though that does n't mean the group wo n't have any paying shareholders by that time , because some organisations will always want to pay upfront for a participation and package of services , it believes . |
9 | But , she was telling the story of a man who was travelling over the moor and it was many years ago on horseback and er he was completely lost and wan , it was getting dark and he wanted to stay somewhere for the night and he sort of travelled and could n't see anywhere and eventually down a long drive he saw a house wi , blazing with lights so he went down this house and er , all the windows were alight , you know were lit up and he knocked at the door and knocked at the door , and knocked at the door and could n't get any answer , no one ever came to the door so in desperation he thought well this is no good ! |