Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] want a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I too , do not want a sister , a sister might any day be taken from me . |
| 2 | ‘ Lady , I do not want a wife — any wife . ’ |
| 3 | We definitely do not want a Ferguson or a Philips . |
| 4 | Because you do not want a return to destructive two party politics and you do know at first hand that Liberal Democrats do put ‘ people first ’ ; that local income tax is a fair and predictable alternative to the poll tax ; that our stance on Hong Kong is morally right and that we realise the urgency of environmental action with targets for achievement away ahead of the other two parties . |
| 5 | Clearly , the British people do not want a return to the failed interventionist , socialist policies of the 1960s and 1970s — and that is another reason why Labour will be defeated at the next general election . |
| 6 | One could take the view , for example , that important constraints on social equality are imposed by the opportunities available in society , regardless of who avails themselves of them , and that we do not want a measure that is insensitive to such constraints . |
| 7 | From the point of view of security you do not want a door that is all glass , neither do you want a hollow plywood-type door that is easily kicked in . |
| 8 | The Building Employers Confederation and the trade unions — the key providers — do not want a levy at 0.25 per cent . |
| 9 | They do not want a levy : they want everyone to be exempt . |
| 10 | We certainly do not want a winter without any cricket . ’ |
| 11 | He assured congress , ‘ I do not want a honeymoon with you . |
| 12 | Older teenagers do not want a mother to be yearning over them day and night , even when several hundred miles lie between them . |
| 13 | ‘ We do not want a crowd , ’ objected Maurin . |
| 14 | You can not want such a person for a wife , and I certainly do not want a husband who thinks that of me — even before marriage . ’ |
| 15 | If you do not want a baby , but want your IUD removed , this is best done during a period , and you should immediately start using another method of contraception . |
| 16 | I do not want a president elected or otherwise . |
| 17 | Dr. F. said ‘ Does that mean that you do not want a blood transfusion ? ’ |
| 18 | Will you , Mr. Speaker , tell the House whether you have been approached on the subject , and , if so , have the Opposition told you why they do not want a statement on it ? |
| 19 | Managers have two good motives to avoid a deal with creditors for as long as they can : they keep their jobs longer , and they work for shareholders , who do not want a deal either . |
| 20 | ‘ I do not want a health service of spot markets and predatory hospitals and product lines . |
| 21 | ‘ They do not want a fix but a resolution of the issues , that the Labour Party moves to becoming more democratic and an immediate resolution of the situation on Merseyside . |
| 22 | If your audience is Irish , even if you are Irish , you do not want a joke which makes Irish people appear stupid , but clever instead . |
| 23 | I do n't want a fur coat ! |
| 24 | they do n't want a , they do n't want a buffet or anything or just like that , just sort of |
| 25 | I really do n't want a drink . ’ |
| 26 | " I do n't want a drink , thank you , " Sara said abruptly . |
| 27 | I do n't want a drink . ’ |
| 28 | I do n't want a drink . |
| 29 | Sure you do n't want a drink ? |
| 30 | Do n't want a doggy bag . |