Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , I do n't want to miss your opening in this wonderful part you told me about . ’ |
| 2 | My main reason for not introducing elliptic integrals here ( you can though attempt Examples 3.9–3.11 if you wish to have some experience in handling them ) is that I do not want to burden your memory with new formulae , and besides , for cases of most practical interest ( the field far away from the ring and in the vicinity of the axis ) eqn ( 3.56 ) may be integrated out , as will be presently seen . |
| 3 | ‘ Do you want to borrow my car ? ’ |
| 4 | Presumably he believed that though his wife might join in a little family intrigue against him , she would not want to carry her opposition to the point of war — particularly if that were to involve her in an alliance with her ex-husband . |
| 5 | I do n't want vast numbers of rare and special tropicals in the tank ( on this occasion ) but do want to indulge my taste for shoals of fish , which is what nature intended in most cases but rarely happens . |
| 6 | He had reasoned that , like him , Eleanor would want to continue their friendship and sweep the quarrel under the carpet . |
| 7 | Chuck House , senior vice-president of Informix , said exclusive distributor , Ascii Corp , had limitations in terms of strengthening Informix 's relationships with Japanese firms , but that it does want to continue its relationship with Ascii . |
| 8 | If you do n't want to strip your garden of all colour during the summer , it is a good idea to reserve a particular area or flower bed for the plants you are intending to press . |
| 9 | Mahmoud would be going over Zoser 's contacts with a fine-tooth comb and , especially after their last exchange , Owen did not want to queer his pitch . |
| 10 | ‘ The mother did n't want to lose her holiday . ’ |
| 11 | That 's what I mean they do n't call them they call them cos she do n't want to lose her name does she ? |
| 12 | He suddenly did not want to lose her respect . |
| 13 | But the United boss declared : ‘ Mark Hughes has a lot of pride and he will not want to lose his position . |
| 14 | But this bloke did n't want to lose his pool table . |
| 15 | ( I recently watched a more formal version of this technique where a class of adolescents was invited to direct the teacher in how to appear as a King of a small Greek State in classical times who had lost his power to a conquering neighbouring state but who did not want to lose his dignity . |
| 16 | Do you want to lose your voice — for ever ? |
| 17 | ‘ You do n't want to lose your job , do you ? ’ |
| 18 | I just do n't want to lose my grandson , that 's all . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't really believe in marriage , but I did n't want to lose my husband either , so I gave in , ’ she explains . |
| 20 | I do n't want to lose my baby … ’ |
| 21 | He might want to see her grocery list and cross a few things off . |
| 22 | ‘ How can a mother not want to see her daughter ? ’ |
| 23 | Just you — she does n't want to see her stepfather . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't want to see your ass around here again — understand ? |
| 25 | Or do you know your name of your solicitor , do you want to see your solicitor ? |
| 26 | Albert Why do you want to see your solicitor ? |
| 27 | I did n't mean that I do n't want to see your house . |
| 28 | They just stood on the doorstep and said : ‘ Do n't you want to see your mother ? ’ |
| 29 | Do n't you want to see your mother ? |
| 30 | ‘ Whatever they do will personally sadden me because I do not want to see my constituency chopped up , ’ he said . |