Example sentences of "[adv] want [to-vb] about [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do not want to talk about south-west regional cream instead of Devonshire produce , roast beef and north-east regional pudding or Greater Manchester hot-pot . |
| 2 | The family did not want to talk about politics but they asked about Mrs Zamzam 's health . |
| 3 | Perhaps the relationship is still continuing , but the boyfriend does not want to know about pregnancy . |
| 4 | And if it were up to me , I 'd just want to talk about music , about a certain passage of Mozart and how I would place the emphasis at certain points , and how I feel I 'm a good interpreter at the piano , but not particularly a good technician … ‘ |
| 5 | Erm , women do n't just want to write about knitting , erm |
| 6 | ‘ You just want to talk about music and fucking and dope and that 's all . |
| 7 | I offered him my body and he just wanted to talk about flying . |
| 8 | What giant sexual organ escapes in Woody Allen 's film Everything You 've Always Wanted To Know About Sex ? |
| 9 | Everything you 've always wanted to know about Radio 1 but have n't had the chance to ask . |
| 10 | Er , again if anybody 's seen that very amusing film by erm Woody Allen , what 's it called , er Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex but w Were Afraid To Ask . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't know about that , but if you really want to know about team orders there is only man to ask Frank ( Williams ) , ’ was Hill 's reply . |
| 12 | It 's a handy program for anyone who needs to send a large variety of business letters and who does n't want to faff about thinking of the right thing to say . |
| 13 | ‘ Look , I do n't want to talk about love , women , past marriages , present marriages , family , stuff that normal people do n't readily talk about … |
| 14 | And I do n't want to talk about money . |
| 15 | If he , he does n't want to talk about potential because it will er not make the , the , the necessary action immediate , but if he can come back and say I 've seen and I know what 's going on |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't want to talk about right or wrong , I just want to discuss business with you . |
| 17 | But I do n't want to sing about football results or importune people to dance . |
| 18 | After fitting reward for a gruelling season , Lawrence said : ‘ I do n't want to hear about consolidation . |
| 19 | Marketing dogma of old had it that car buyers do n't want to hear about car safety , preferring not to dwell on the possibility of being killed or injured on the road . |
| 20 | Part of the audience decided that this was n't what they wanted to see , another part decided they did n't want to hear about politics anymore . |
| 21 | The kids did n't want to know about life outside Battle Creek . |
| 22 | Someone else wants to know about VAT on thoroughbred horse breeders . |