Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] [verb] not want " in BNC.
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| 1 | Monsieur Jagger does not want his wife to know and we are loyal to him . ’ |
| 2 | It is particularly interesting , however , to discover that a small group of white collar workers at Rolls Royce did not want an intellectually taxing job and provisions were made for them in the final design . |
| 3 | On the present facts Miss T. did not want a blood transfusion but she did ask whether there was a substitute treatment and was told , erroneously , I believe , that there was . |
| 4 | No , you may rest assured — this house is yours , Madam Lundy does not want it back . " |
| 5 | This was the question Richard did not want to answer . |
| 6 | FA chief executive Graham Kelly did not want BSkyB to screen Paul Gascoigne 's Lazio comeback last night for fear of poor gates at home . |
| 7 | Costa Rica did not want the treaty terminated or suspended : it wanted performance of its rights of consultation . |
| 8 | Tom Murray did not want to have a lot of girlfriends , but just one for good , one he could be deeply serious about . |
| 9 | And Mr Gorbachev does not want Vietnam 's role in Kampuchea to mar his summit meeting next month in Begging with Mr Deng Xiaoping . |
| 10 | A Lotus spokesman said : ‘ Mr Gilbey does not want to talk . ’ |
| 11 | Although a military coup seems unlikely in these democratic times , Mr Kim does not want to risk rattling the top brass or provoking earnest young turks unless , or until , a glaring new scandal emerges — and one may be brewing over fighter-aircraft procurements . |
| 12 | Mr Mieno does not want to let up until he is sure the job is done . |
| 13 | Mr Sweet does not want to farm the site , but dig it up for the valuable peat underneath . |
| 14 | Mr Breeden does not want Congress to give him new law — and subject his agency to the crossfire of vested interests that this would involve — until the courts have tested whether existing law is sufficient . |
| 15 | But Ministers are unlikely to give it to either group as Mr Major does not want the lottery to be seen as gambling . |
| 16 | Mr Wolski did not want the eagle caught but he knew its chances of escape were very low . |
| 17 | In the UK the National Farmers Union do not want BST , and neither do the public . |
| 18 | He said there were items which he had wanted to buy but Mrs Knight did not want to sell and he did not take them away . |
| 19 | Mrs Stych did not want to offend the queen of the social columns by arguing with her , so when that lady went on to inquire when the newspaper could send a photographer , Mrs Stych said in her most gracious tone of voice that the whole family would be at home that evening any time after six . |
| 20 | At first she had been surprised when a flask and a chunk of bread had been tossed down to her that first night , until she had remembered that de Raimes did not want her dead just yet . |
| 21 | For the first time in his life Brian did not want to be left alone with Celia . |
| 22 | Lord Wyatt did not want the fox to slip out unseen , so he first made sure every side of the wood was watched . |
| 23 | He determined the framework and the broad outline , brought 10 specialists with him and acquired a small bureau operation Howden did not want any more . |
| 24 | There seemed to be nothing else nowadays , and in any case Roland did not want to be thought insular . |
| 25 | At the end England did not want to know about coming forward . ’ |
| 26 | Slatter was trouble and Isaac Day did not want his company . |
| 27 | OPINIONS were mixed on yesterday 's announcement that Chris Patten does not want Foxley Wood to proceed . |
| 28 | At the same time Diana did not want her friends to see her in such a wretched , unhappy state . |