Example sentences of "want [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Richmond allege that it was a punch that shattered Gutteridge 's nose and have studied video evidence before writing to Rugby , who now want to see the tape before making any response . |
| 2 | I want to see the clothes you wore last night . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Now I want to see the room . ’ |
| 4 | Tickets sold out weeks beforehand , and if you want to see the band now your best chance will be in some of the more obscure locations ever played . |
| 5 | ‘ I want to see the correspondence between the European Commission and the Government over subsidies and over guarantees about the future of Rover 's activities and jobs , ’ Mr Brown said . |
| 6 | Holding back he said , on impulse : ‘ Grandma , I just want to see the lake , before I go … |
| 7 | ‘ They all want to see the Conservatives back in power . ’ |
| 8 | One drawback of the Masters for married men , who want to see the last putt in , is that it requires them to creep to bed as if they were returning from a night club . |
| 9 | ‘ I want to see the animals ! ’ the wee boy ran on ahead into the main gallery . |
| 10 | ‘ If you want to see the war , you should go that way , ’ he said , gesturing wearily in the direction of a gutted restaurant . |
| 11 | If we want to see the night sky , we have to leave the bright lights of the city behind and climb a darkened mountain . |
| 12 | Novels are much more difficult to place and from a new writer , publishers normally want to see the whole book . |
| 13 | All this is not very encouraging for those who want to see the GCSE as a single simple examination system catering for virtually all school pupils according to their needs . |
| 14 | If you really want to see the blues , see if you can get a Northlite tube ( if they are available ) or a Trulite . |
| 15 | Farr-Jones presses further into uncharted territory : ‘ I want to see the day when rugby union is run by a professional sporting and marketing body . |
| 16 | He said : ‘ I signed a three-year contract at the club and I want to see the job through . ’ |
| 17 | Let us say , though , that you simply want to see the work in print . |
| 18 | This will be set to illuminate the tank during the early part of the day , and switch off in the evening when I want to see the fish . |
| 19 | But if you want to see the beauty of Corsica without worrying about driving over a cliff edge , try The Trembler . |
| 20 | Like thousands more around the country who shared their horror , they want to see the killer paying a fitting price for taking her life . |
| 21 | ‘ It is a particular shame for Neil because there were far worse things going on in the game but some people only want to see the dark side of him . |
| 22 | That is when we want to see the laws in action ’ . |
| 23 | ‘ You want to see the stones ? ’ |
| 24 | Thus we want to see the representational role of the newly juxtaposed elements as recognisably preserved within , and thereby helping to determine the new representational role of , the new signal in which they occur . |
| 25 | ‘ I want to see the ambassador . ’ |
| 26 | Leading the first contingent will be Japan and Norway , which want to see the current moratorium on commercial whaling lifted . |
| 27 | Referring to the range of Zichy 's work , of the museum he said , ‘ It will perhaps entice those who want to see the ocean in a drop of water ’ . |
| 28 | " We want to see the Chief Rabbit , " said Hazel . |
| 29 | Most of all , I want to see the sketch . ’ |
| 30 | If you want to see the directory structure of a different drive , simply type : |