Example sentences of "and [adv] want [to-vb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not that she 's a political animal , just someone who has seen a lot of beautiful places in the world ; feels very fortunate to be in such a privileged position because of her successful TV and recording career , and so wants to put a bit back into a world which has so far been very kind to her . ’ |
| 2 | I was gone for about three hours : scrambling through hedges ; rummaging in undergrowth ; wrestling with tangled nets ; and throwing into a box the indignant ferrets , who after all had done all the work and only wanted to wring the rabbits ' necks . |
| 3 | The Court of Appeal held that whether the officer had taken possession was a question for the jury , and that the answer depended on whether he had made his mind up to take possession so that they would not be removed , or whether he had an open mind and merely wanted to stop the driver getting away without being questioned . |
| 4 | ‘ Oh , Mrs Markham , ’ a Mrs Prothero and President of the Women 's Institute said one day , ‘ I happened to be passing and just wanted to extend a welcome on behalf of the whole village . ’ |
| 5 | Nevertheless he was fond of Kylie and still wanted to have an evening out if they could manage it despite the attention of the ever-present photographers . |
| 6 | ‘ We 're looking for people with enthusiasm that see it as an exciting career and really want to do the job , ’ enthuses Mr Queen . |
| 7 | A marriage can do the same , provided the couple are prepared to talk things through and really want to make a go of it . |
| 8 | These people , Miss Schlegel , invented Disneyland and now want to turn the rest of the world into a theme park , too , by bribing ancient and civilised peoples to caper and prance for thuggish tourists . |
| 9 | But Mr Pritchard 's had three heart attacks and now wants to improve the property . |
| 10 | In that match I feel we would gain some consolationf from having 11 corners and maybe want to see the moves leading up to those … as they did nt amount to anything they may have just shown the ‘ dangerous ’ attacks . |
| 11 | and then want to eat a lot , so it 's like , it 's like acidy |
| 12 | Everyone noticed him and either wanted to have a word or an acknowledgement of their recognition . |
| 13 | It is pretty clear that Labour believes that it can not get a majority for those policies domestically and therefore wants to achieve a situation in which they can be imposed on us by a majority of continental countries . |
| 14 | Furthermore , manufacturers wish to transfer their customers to their new ranges of computers from earlier models , and therefore want to minimize the problems of transition . |