Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [prep] [pos pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But once you 've experienced the peace of mind that this insurance gives you , we 're confident you 'll want to continue with your valuable protection . |
| 2 | At the moment computer manufacturers and disc drive makers who do not want to invest in their own design are uncertain about whose bandwagon to jump on . |
| 3 | Third party test facilities are another option for manufacturers which do not want to invest in their own facilities . |
| 4 | He said she could come with him if she did n't want to go on her own and she did n't know how to say no . |
| 5 | Or do you want to go on your own so you do n't have to get a sitter ? |
| 6 | And so she said oh I want to see that , d' ya mind if I come with you cos I do n't want to go on me own , so and then we arrived , mum arrived first and , I said you do n't mind Naomi coming do you ? |
| 7 | If you needed a non-urgent operation say a hip replacement or something , and you did n't want to go into your own savings er you know then you 've obviously given away part of your assets . |
| 8 | But Preston did n't want to go into his domestic problems . |
| 9 | ‘ I had been rowing with my dad since I was little , so I did n't want to go to his new family with my brother . |
| 10 | He will prefer to go to his own courts in State A , assuming they have jurisdiction . |
| 11 | They shouted at me ’ Get off the platform — we do n't want to know about your fucking problems ’ . |
| 12 | He wo , he wo n't want to come on his own he |
| 13 | I did n't even need to think about my personal difficulties again at that time . |
| 14 | You 're fine but you 'll need to stay on your wee tablets I 'm afraid . |
| 15 | To convince the inspector , the board will need to rely on its other arguments , to which we now turn . |
| 16 | No , the police 'll want to talk to her first , wo n't they ? |
| 17 | She did n't want to talk about her other life . |
| 18 | But Labour councillor Tom Chipperfield said : ‘ This is bound to cost more if you think that more old people will choose to remain in their own homes . |
| 19 | However , most would accept that ideally elderly people should have a choice of agreeable alternatives to suit their circumstances and conditions and that a majority would choose to remain in their own homes . |
| 20 | Furthermore , if authenticity is to be defined as natural language behaviour ( and it is hard to see how else it might be defined ) there is also the difficulty that learners will naturally incline to draw on their own language in any situation that calls for uncontrived linguistic communication . |
| 21 | But why did they choose to build on their own valuable market places instead of expanding outwards into suburbs ? |
| 22 | In line with recent methodological trends , the stories are enjoyable for their own sake , and aim to resemble as closely as possible the style of book children would choose to read in their first language . |
| 23 | Who would you choose to have on your own team of specialists and experts ? |
| 24 | What influence can they expect to have over their own lives ? |
| 25 | ‘ That 's why I would prefer to stick to my own proposition . ’ |
| 26 | There were all sorts of disadvantages to that , but she did want to look at her own presentation and movement in the classroom . |
| 27 | ‘ Why should Craig want to steal from his own company and what 's more share the proceeds with an accountant ? ’ |
| 28 | I should like to go on my own but I do see that the gig would be a little draughty at night in evening dress . |
| 29 | ‘ I wonder , when you 're allowed out of here if you 'd like to come to my humble abode to recuperate ? |
| 30 | In particular I would like to know about your own background rather than having to guess at this while reading about a set of fictional characters . |