Example sentences of "[pers pn] want [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or perhaps it is all that rain which makes me want more water . |
| 2 | Do I want two year old triplets at fifty three ? |
| 3 | Do I want this job so badly ? she asked herself for the hundredth time . |
| 4 | So they should , and when the list of necessities is securely written down , you can ask the second question : How do I want this garden to feel ? |
| 5 | Er , it 's like , it 's like the foreman on the shopfloor for some reason , there 's a er , in the systems or whatever , er , the warehouseman er , the night porter er , when he takes over , he knows what he 's doing , he knows what I want , because I 've spoken to him about it , erm , he knows what items I want to leave for stock people , erm , and Sue , the checkout manager , she 'll know if I want extra people on the shopfloor because we 're quiet , or I expect it to be quiet , erm , she knows where they 've got to be , and I 'll come back and review it with her . |
| 6 | I want hot cross bun . |
| 7 | I want continuous ventilation in a bedroom and have decided on a trickle ventilator . |
| 8 | I want nice things on here . |
| 9 | ‘ If I want moral advice , Valence , I 'll ask the Chaplain . ’ |
| 10 | I want good finance women and I want good information women . |
| 11 | I want good finance women and I want good information women . |
| 12 | But I want all Ensigns to put in at least half an hour 's hard digging with the troops between now and then . |
| 13 | Look at the board please I want all eyes on the board . |
| 14 | I mean , if I were to sell my house now supposing somebody came galloping in along before Christmas ooh ooh I want the house on the first of Feb and they 'd come and they 'd see the house and they say yes I want it , want it , want it and it was plain that they were going to want it and we started to talk money , as soon as we 'd got the solid block of money I want one O two you er estate agent tells me I can get ninety seven between ninety five and ninety seven say they offer me ninety six |
| 15 | I want one mark for the pantomime and one mark for the character |
| 16 | They were too drunk and crude , I want one man , one master , who I can respect but who wo n't respect me , and who will tell me what to do . |
| 17 | I want one pound twenty off him . |
| 18 | I want one kiss of your lily-white lips |
| 19 | Oh would you believe it , I want one card twice here . |
| 20 | I do n't want to sort of wade in in response to that , I want other people to er |
| 21 | " You look so pretty , I want other people to see you . |
| 22 | Morris observes : ‘ I want Roseberry to go forward because I want other people in other places to look at what we have done and say , ‘ there 's an ordinary crew of folks who have really achieved something , what 's to stop us having a go ? ’ ‘ |
| 23 | I want new thinking out of you . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I want certain information from you , and I shall get it . |
| 25 | I want greater investment and efficiency and to see prices stabilised in a tougher , more competitive electricity industry . |
| 26 | I want each song to have its own distinct personality , and that window is my chance to take the listener on a little ‘ Marty Trip ’ and let them listen to what I 'm trying to say in that particular song . |
| 27 | I want each unit costed before we even start to plan the town . ’ |
| 28 | Alright , and I 'll talk about , well , the lesson finishes at twelve , so if you have about a quarter of an hour , twenty minutes on that , then what I want each group to have someone who will report back on what the group 's been talking about in the next twenty minutes or so . |
| 29 | I want each pony washed down and all the sweat scraped off . |
| 30 | ‘ I want baked beans on toast and meringues . ’ |