Example sentences of "[pers pn] want [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Yeah and then she 's already cut it up into twelfths like this and then she thinks about asking them who wants pizza and there 's only four of them want pizza after all this trouble .
2 I do n't want to be a society lady any more , but I 'm not quite sure whether I want journalism to be my life 's work .
3 I want society to be changed , so that such an affront to civilized behaviour will no longer be tolerated ! ’
4 I want sand for babies to play on , ’ stated Klynton , while Henry admitted , ‘ I do n't like big boys climbing up the slide . ’
5 So , that 's the er , I want cover in the next section .
6 I want play on the bikes
7 I want success for Chelsea more than anything and we need to win another major trophy . ’
8 ‘ Theo , I want money for the trip to Amsterdam ; if I have but just enough , I will go .
9 Yeah I want money for Andrew 's trainers .
10 ‘ I 'll take them both , but I want discount for buying two at once , mind . ’
11 I want help in obtaining a divorce and gaining the best possible arrangements for me and my children ’ .
12 ‘ No , ’ he corrected her brusquely , ‘ I want breakfast in five minutes .
13 I want stuff on the TV that keeps people interested … that 's real drama … with peaks and troughs , unexpected twists and turns .
14 I want double for shoeing that horse because it 's a bad one . ’
15 I want time with you .
16 Now I want control of as much as I can cope with .
17 Power : that 's it , I want power over my life .
18 I want football in the garden .
19 I want co-operation between you and the officers .
20 We can go easy on him with the questions , but I want Nate to be impressed .
21 Erm er it 's er it 's obviously annoying for me personally , er but the worst thing about it is that it can be done at the drop of a hat , you say , I want information on X. and they say , Yes we can provide .
22 I 'm sure if ever the occasion arises when I want advice on insurance , you 're the first person I 'll come to . ’
23 Oh I want card for run and I bet I ca n't bloody do owt with this lot .
24 I want all this to be in the open , to be accepted , I want truth to be told .
25 I want corroboration from central office . ’
26 I want justice to be done .
27 because I wanted gravy on the chicken so he had a good taste
28 Naturally , I wanted Mum to be at the first night , and Dad too .
29 When I wanted publicity for a young persons ' trip to London , arranged to allow them to talk to MPs of all parties , your paper did not publish the Press release .
30 I wanted mother to be sitting waiting for me with cakes in the oven and ready to listen to my tales of school .
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