Example sentences of "want [to-vb] you [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I want to thank you for the roses , ’ she said . |
| 2 | As a novice in the game , I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ And Joe and Biddy , I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you 've done for me . |
| 4 | ‘ Captain Aranyos wants to see you in the south chapel of the Stefansdom at three o'clock , ’ she blurted before he had the opportunity to broach the subject . |
| 5 | LABOUR & LIBERAL DEMOCRATS WANT TO KEEP YOU IN THE DARK ABOUT : |
| 6 | I want to kiss you like a butterfly on mescaline , all over in a flurry of delirium , I want to bite you to the bones , to be so close to you there materialises a planet called us . |
| 7 | I want to have you about the house because I brought you a little souvenir from New York , only it may take a while to get it out of my suitcase . |
| 8 | I want to take you through the thinking that led me to that conclusion , and then to concentrate on one of the keys to securing that future — the whole question of advancing the cause of children 's books . |
| 9 | And I want to remind you of the history of when amalgamations take place , because a number of people have touched on that very point this morning . |
| 10 | I asked her , " Would you mind if I have a boyfriend ? " and she said " It depends " and I said " What if I said somebody wanted to take me to the pictures ? " and it was , " If a boy wants to take you to the pictures , he 's only alter one thing . |
| 11 | I would n't want to tip you over the brink . ’ |
| 12 | Well let , let , let , let me tell you , I do n't want to put you on the spot , the , the , the analogy is of er the typical pattern of development of a neurosis , which Freud says is a trauma that happens often in infancy . |
| 13 | ‘ I did n't want to disturb you in the middle of a meeting . ’ |
| 14 | I do n't suppose Father Courtney will want to expose you to the temptations of the World and the Flesh a day longer than necessary . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I would n't want to bore you with the details . |
| 16 | He told Maurin he 'd pretended she wanted to meet you at the museum . |
| 17 | ‘ We wanted to put you in the picture , ’ Otley said . |
| 18 | Besides , I wanted to put you in the picture . |
| 19 | At this stage I wanted to put you in the picture . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I admit that the family wanted to keep you in the dark . |
| 21 | I wanted to ask you about the furniture . |