Example sentences of "want [to-vb] something [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I mean if you put your hand up to the sun you can feel it , you detect it , your eyes detect it , well you have detectors which detect them and , for example , if I want to detect something like an electron well then I can make a counter which is sensitive to charged particles like electrons , and I can allow these electrons to hit this counter and it will produce erm an identifiable electrical pulse and I can look at that and I can say this is an electron , or I can look at other particles , say , for things like helium nuclei which are called alpha particles , and I can make counters which will detect these and I can put a little piece of paper in front and I can stop off the alpha particles .
2 Since then about ten new sites have been scheduled each week , and this could be seen as a deliberate blocking measure as it only takes place where the owner wants to do something with the site .
3 He wants to do something to the camp .
4 But he wants to do something to the camp .
5 She says when you want to do something in the city it 's much handier to go with your bike than with car .
6 A a a member of staff may feel that they want to say something about a kid , and it does not necessarily have to agree with what the kid
7 ‘ I want to achieve something in the game .
8 She gave a shaky laugh , wanting to add something to the effect that it was n't fear that drew people to Marc , but more like sheer charisma .
9 They will probably want to do something about the fat and other charnel substances floating in the water , as well .
10 ‘ But knowing the little person he is , he 'll want to do something about the problem he has because he knows it will help other children , too .
11 Prior to becoming a teacher , Roddick decided she wanted to see something of the world .
12 People have to be involved in something if they 're going to want to do something at the end .
13 when you wanted to do something with the keys or operate er horizontal , there was a machine and you had to go to the do it yourself .
14 In 1985 a smooth man ’ , a ‘ sophisticated hustler ’ appeared in Washington and approached North , saying he wanted to do something for the contras .
15 Unless you wanted to do something in the kitchen as well of course .
16 Although different , I wanted to capture something of the sensation of being high up in a tenement block overlooking London .
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