Example sentences of "[adv] do [not/n't] want [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | In fact , we were supposed to be doing something with Eric and John , but Eric could n't make it , or perhaps did n't want to . |
2 | I knew he 'd used firearms in the past and because he was on the run from prison he obviously did n't want to be rearrested . |
3 | as if he suddenly did n't want to be here at all . |
4 | ‘ We just do n't want to be in that position . ’ |
5 | Many people want to help but just do n't want to be bogged down with wasteful committee meetings every week for years . |
6 | I just do n't want to be judged — or prejudged — by a title that shouts out my marital status or availability . |
7 | ‘ Well , you know , like … like there 's exploitation of people , politicians , racism , all that shit , you just do n't want to be a part of it . ’ |
8 | ‘ People just do n't want to be part of a world that does n't have comparison , or spontaneity , where playfulness is just limited to football and sex ! |
9 | I just do n't want to ever make any more mistakes again . |
10 | I just do n't want to be the kind of person who suddenly disappears and , in ten years , people say ‘ Hey , I wonder what happened to that guy ? ’ … when I 'm living in misery on a council estate or eating out of rubbish bins . ’ |
11 | I just do n't want to be under an obligation to him . " |
12 | I just do n't want to be left here when I have things that need to be done ! ’ |
13 | I just do n't want to be treated like — ’ |
14 | I just do n't want to be humiliated in public ! ’ |
15 | I just do n't want to be treated like , you know , object of pity or something ! |
16 | They just do n't want tae know . |
17 | It did not take Hugo long to decide that the boy was wilful : he could learn , he just did not want to . |
18 | I just did n't want to . |
19 | I just did n't want to be on my own . |
20 | Well no I just did n't want to that was that . |
21 | ‘ I still do n't want to be confirmed , sir . ’ |
22 | Of course , ‘ Ununited ’ is grammatically incorrect , but they probably did n't want to dis the place . |
23 | Late thirties , ought to have made sergeant by now but probably did n't want to . |
24 | ‘ But why , if you both did n't want to ? ’ |
25 | ‘ What I really do n't want for the Kirov Orchestra is just a brilliant but mechanical , if precise , kind of playing . |
26 | There are many times when I leave the house and go up to the range when I really do n't want to . |
27 | This is my personal feeling , but I really do n't want to be out on tour with another singer trying to be Queen . |
28 | I really do n't want to be out on tour with another singer trying to be Queen . |
29 | Senior partner in law firm , to young graduate on his first interview ( sub-text : ‘ I really do n't want to be here , wasting my time talking to you ’ ) . |
30 | I really do n't want to . |