Example sentences of "[modal v] you want [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is , we can see that the answer we should give is , ‘ You ca n't , short of giving an entirely new meaning to ‘ It 's afternoon ’ , and why should you want to do that ? ’ |
| 2 | Should you want to do some withy and teasel research for yourself , you might visit their willow and wetland centre in Stoke St Gregory where they grow 50 acres of willow and harvest it every winter , when the plants are dormant and the rods measure 8 feet . |
| 3 | Wh why might you want to do that ? |
| 4 | She wanted to hurt him , and how could you want to do that to someone you loved ? |
| 5 | And , so would you want to put some more of that in , and erm all these , all these things , as I 've said , will help you to , to speak . |
| 6 | ‘ Would you want to do that ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ What would you want to do that for ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Why on earth would you want to do that ? |
| 9 | For one thing I I do n't think that the next generation of parents are going to stand it because with the , cos I told you what , what I said Neil about erm when er when he was a father I said if you had a pretty fifteen year old daughter would you want to have some rough oaf taking her down a back alley and screwing her ? |