Example sentences of "[adv] want a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The transsexual , once stabilized in the role long seen as the only natural one , may naturally want a normal family life . |
| 2 | Now we wait for the call from the bigger TV companies , who will obviously want a talented team such as us for one , or all , of their quiz shows . |
| 3 | And if , somebody knows that they really , really want a child and they want it themselves and they do n't necessarily want a third person , then that it absolutely fantastic ! |
| 4 | only wants a tiny bit . |
| 5 | This is a this is a question we very often get asked , why do they sell a thirteen amp fuse with a thirteen amp plug if it only wants a five amp in ? |
| 6 | There are two sides to this , the travellers and the people who quite rightfully want a quiet life |
| 7 | I think it 's easy to be glib about this , there are clearly an awful lot of landlords and landladies around who provide an excellent service and merely want a reasonable rent in return for offering a decent service . |
| 8 | Mm , so you only want a small amount then really do n't you ? |
| 9 | You only want a three piece suite and carpet . |
| 10 | No , no only want a little bit . |
| 11 | Of course — and especially when you only want a single rose to fill a gap — it is all very easy to succumb to the highly coloured and neatly packaged entreaties to impulse buying , conspicuously displayed in supermarkets , DIY garden centres , and even the local street market . |
| 12 | They 're still young enough to rely wholly on you , but mobile enough to want a certain amount of independence . |
| 13 | The couple were told that Alex 's natural mother was an unmarried rape victim who merely wanted a secure home for the child who would otherwise be condemned to an institution . |
| 14 | ‘ I considered finding another writer but , as I only wanted a talented writer , I feared such a person would want to change the characters . ’ |
| 15 | Instinctively , she understood that Ceauşescu would not want a standard architect 's model made from cheap materials with only general hints at the building 's style and decoration . |
| 16 | Two-thirds of part-time workers surveyed in 1990 did not want a full-time job ( Dept. of Employment 1991 ) . |
| 17 | Lord John Russell , who at that time was not a member of Palmerston 's Government , said that he had heard that Panmure did not want a new building for the War Department , and he hoped that : |
| 18 | The SEA was a compromise between those countries such as France and Germany who wanted a new Treaty on European Union , and the UK and Denmark who did not want a new Treaty , but simply the implementation of the White Paper in order to create an SEM . |
| 19 | City sources indicated they did not want a wide-ranging Budget that would tackle much-needed reforms such as mortgage tax relief and that it would be better for the Chancellor to do as little as possible . |
| 20 | In 1949 Beryl found that she was pregnant again , but did not want a second child . |
| 21 | Maybe he did not want a second game on their pitch . ’ |
| 22 | Manager McGrath has watched as both Cavan and Fermanagh have been caught napping in the championship so far and does not want a similar fate to befall his side . |
| 23 | Like Angela she would not want a poor doctor , and sooner or later would tire of her play-acting and retire back to that world — he wondered why she had left it , and what she thought that she was doing here in the East End , so far from her family and friends . |
| 24 | I want his mates to hear the gospel and besides that Billy would not want a sad funeral , so I think you should preach , Dad . ’ |
| 25 | Unless there is a well-trained intelligence to begin with , the continual performance of a single task will reduce the man to the level of a machine … the employer does not want a mere machine … |
| 26 | She did not want a small army camping indefinitely among her flowerbeds and rose bushes . |
| 27 | For those who do not want a federal future for this country there are many reasons for concern in the Prime Minister 's statement on the treaty of union . |
| 28 | She did not want a prolonged discussion , she wanted only that he should go away . |
| 29 | Winnie did not want a married couple , and such a minute flat would not be suitable for people with babies or pets . |
| 30 | I did not want a post-modernist confusion . |