Example sentences of "[conj] i want [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There was definitely a point in my life where I wanted black kids , ’ says Neneh . |
| 2 | What I 'm looking for is feedback from the clients which say , yeah , these reports are alright as far as they go but really I do n't want all that information or I want this information . |
| 3 | The only point is that I want that foreigner not to undersell my labour and I want him to be as competent to do the work as well as I would do it myself . |
| 4 | And that I wanted all sorts of things from London . |
| 5 | ‘ If you remember , Robyn , ’ he replied crisply , ‘ I did say that I wanted this work completed by the end of the summer . |
| 6 | Er this is just one that I wanted some stuff and I said to a few people |
| 7 | No more than I want any part in Local Government where Councillors and Officers can spend twenty thousand pounds tripping all over Europe and let's put something straight , the T and A tonight , which we all believe , says Councillor has no right to complain about that cos he went on a jet plane to Brussels . |
| 8 | ‘ That 's right and I want two things . |
| 9 | and I want two boxes |
| 10 | I want good finance women and I want good information women . |
| 11 | And I want those observers dead this time . ’ |
| 12 | And I want those lips of yours again … your mouth … ’ |
| 13 | Now that the good weather has arrived I feel trapped in the shop , and I want more time to enjoy other interests such as cricket and walking . |
| 14 | Now it seemed to me that was n't a very erm reasonable balance and er comparing that with the with the Secretary of State 's recent pronouncements where he talks about local planning authorities needing to breathe fresh life into the countryside through their development plans and I want local planning authorities in rural areas to give the need to diversify the rural economy as much priority priority in their thinking as protecting the countryside and the two go hand in hand , and comparing those two er points I I would I would put to North Yorkshire the question , Do they think that the explanatory memorandum is is consistent with that er policy statement from the Secretary of State ? |
| 15 | actually it 's a bit boring down there now but they , they had to put my , my explanation of the price of petrol er down , there 's nowhere to thing , cos th the last time I was down there I asked for a pint of bitter and this guy bought it me and said and I wanted two pound thirty or something . |
| 16 | ‘ When I was on maternity leave one of these former partners asked me if I wanted some work , mainly dealing with the directors ’ personal tax affairs . |
| 17 | Now if I wanted this job done in six hours , how many men would I need ? |
| 18 | Basically , if I wanted another job I was going to have to lie — and I was n't very good at that . |
| 19 | ‘ I could n't understand why the front door would not open and this young fellow appeared and asked if I wanted any help . |
| 20 | He asked me if I wanted any gear and I said yeah , like . |
| 21 | ‘ If I want moral advice , Valence , I 'll ask the Chaplain . ’ |
| 22 | Er , it 's like , it 's like the foreman on the shopfloor for some reason , there 's a er , in the systems or whatever , er , the warehouseman er , the night porter er , when he takes over , he knows what he 's doing , he knows what I want , because I 've spoken to him about it , erm , he knows what items I want to leave for stock people , erm , and Sue , the checkout manager , she 'll know if I want extra people on the shopfloor because we 're quiet , or I expect it to be quiet , erm , she knows where they 've got to be , and I 'll come back and review it with her . |
| 23 | But I 'm sure there are people listening who are thinking , ‘ Well , how much is all this going to cost if I want some advice ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ He 's sweet , Changez , it 's true , the way he grunts with satisfaction as he reads , and bumbles around the place asking me if I want some keema . |
| 25 | I was down at T V I as well borrowing their video camera and er Margaret said that she 'd be quite keen to come involved as well if I want any help from her |
| 26 | And if I want any colour I 'm going to get some black taps in the bath . |
| 27 | I do n't know if I want any chocolate or not . |
| 28 | If I want another book instead of the Editor 's Choice ( or if I want no book at all ) , I can say so on the form provided . |
| 29 | If I want more information , I 'll ask a supplementary . |
| 30 | Cos I wanted three hands and I only had two . |