Example sentences of "i [verb] [pers pn] to [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now we we 'll have done some of them there and I do n't want you to look there okay I want you to just try it |
| 2 | The separation of to and the infinitive by introducing an adverb or phrase : I want you to gently pick up the box instead of I want you to pick up the box gently . |
| 3 | But I find it more useful actually to write out the things I want you to actually do . |
| 4 | Yeah , I said yeah I am , I said I 'm gon na drive up and see , so we got in , went up to Wendy 's , you could n't see through the door Pen , Penny and Kev said well we 'll drive round as well , I said well she 's had us up and down , cos one minute she was quite strong then the next she could n't cope , I said Wendy all I want you to ever know is that I 'm there , if ever you want me phone me , I do n't care whether it 's middle of the night , middle of the morning or whatever , so she says alright , anyway Penny went up , she said she could n't see anything she thinks she 's gone a bed and then me and Rudy went up , it must have been quarter to one cos I took him for a little walk and I got out the car and walked round the back and then , I could see her curtains were open and I could see a light on , so I went round the front and I shouted through the letter box , Wen it 's only me I 've come to wish you a happy new year , let's hope next year will be better than this one and she come to the door and she was broken hearted |
| 5 | But I want you to then engage me in something about my business . |
| 6 | I urge you to please support this motion . |
| 7 | I urge you to seriously consider this offer and to ensure that you reply before the closing date . |
| 8 | Last , but definitely not least , I ask you to carefully read the ‘ situation vacant ’ list for the committee . |
| 9 | It was important to me that I did tell them individually because on their own I felt I could get their attention and having to explain why I felt like this , but more than that , I wanted them to fully understand that all of a sudden I was n't a lesbian whose name was Carla — I was still Carla , except that I just had different feelings . |
| 10 | Er I wanted you to maybe describe some more of the responsibilities and duties you had in that job . |
| 11 | Erm , could I ask you to just share with us briefly , er , not in great detail , but , just a few words about what it is that you want to influence somebody about . |