Example sentences of "do want " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you do want to portray an older figure , it would be preferable to try Hermione in The Winter 's Tale — she is a more fantastical character , without the added complications of historical authenticity , and so allows for greater flexibility of characterisation . |
| 2 | But at the same time we do want to be saved . |
| 3 | Only I do want effect of possibility of getting lost . |
| 4 | ‘ If you ever do want to talk about it , please do come and see me . |
| 5 | There is actually a television room as well , I think , but if you do want to keep yourself to yourself that 's fine . |
| 6 | Well , darling , I do want to be In Love . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , you do want to do it , do n't you ? ’ |
| 8 | However , we do want to get rid of they ( otherwise the house soon gets full of unsold turnery ! ) , so we price them by our own standards — which may well include a look at what the competition is charging and the ‘ finger in the wind ’ which Hugh decries . |
| 9 | While we are n't ruled by the charts , we do want our songs performed by the right people . |
| 10 | I 'd appreciate any advice as I do want to help her overcome her fears and enjoy life again . |
| 11 | If you enjoy your food and do n't want to eat less , but do want to lose weight and reduce the risk of heart disease , this is for you . |
| 12 | ‘ But we do want to create a pattern of rent differentials that will reflect rather better the relative values of different houses and flats . |
| 13 | ‘ Now , her I do want to see . |
| 14 | So Microsoft is now concentrating its efforts on a product customers do want to buy : Windows . |
| 15 | ‘ But there 's one thing I do want to say . |
| 16 | ‘ I really do want to do more TV and film work . |
| 17 | And , without feeling wildly excited at the prospect , I do want to be governed by Mr Major . |
| 18 | Adults forget that most children really do want to grow up , if only to exact their own small revenges . |
| 19 | ‘ I do want to play Premier League football next season , but with Portsmouth and not with anyone else . ’ |
| 20 | However , if you do want to try a specific activity , there are many more available now which are community-based , such as swimming , keep fit , aerobics , cycling , jogging , tennis and squash . |
| 21 | Judging by the results of our survey , you do want to help solve Britain 's dog problem . |
| 22 | ‘ But you do want them ? ’ |
| 23 | It appears that the only people that do want BST are the pharmaceutical companies who have genetically engineered the hormone and stand to make extra profits from its introduction . |
| 24 | After all , we all do want to live in ‘ safer cities ’ , we ( mostly ) all do want employment and material affluence , and do not want to discourage enterprising individuals . |
| 25 | After all , we all do want to live in ‘ safer cities ’ , we ( mostly ) all do want employment and material affluence , and do not want to discourage enterprising individuals . |
| 26 | If you do want to enjoy a one-to-one relationship of a companionable or romantic nature there are various ways one can make contact , other people who want to do the same and they need not have marriage as an aim if that is not what you want . |
| 27 | Not if you really do want to be the Chancellor one fine day . |
| 28 | I am not such an optimist as to imagine that we are always going to agree with you about the type of regulation , or its costs , but I do want to emphasise that we are determined always to try to talk through contentious issues with you and to ensure that there is real dialogue . ’ |
| 29 | I do want to get on . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I do want the cottage . |