Example sentences of "wants [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is no wonder that the right hon. Gentleman wants to support elements of the social charter being imposed here . |
| 2 | The truth is that neither applicant actually wants to issue Switch cards , though Barclays says it is prepared to consider it . |
| 3 | He is now writing a follow-up and wants to include others reminiscences of the time on topics such as rationing , the black-out , evacuation , all forms of civilian war service , the Home Guard , and more ! |
| 4 | Having said that , you are both in the same business , and as in bookselling , if the rep wants to continue business with you , it is still about getting the stock levels right and that means buying to sell out . |
| 5 | If the NRPB gets the contract to conduct the survey , Reissland wants to compare death rates among servicemen and scientists present during the tests with records of their individual exposure to radiation — as recorded by the film badges which , he has been assured by the MoD , all those present wore . |
| 6 | The British Trust for Ornithology wants to monitor numbers of corn and reed buntings and yellowhammers contact The Nunnery , Thetford , Norfolk , IP24 2PU . |
| 7 | Now I understand why he wants to kill Sir Henry . |
| 8 | Your Mum ai n't got no arms but she still wants to wear gloves . |
| 9 | Mr Delors , for whom EMU is the next castle in his European crusade , wants to drive EMU forward too . |
| 10 | They include Azabu Group , which plans to sell 60 properties worth around ¥200 billion by the end of June ; Itoman , a trading company which hopes to sell and lease back its Osaka headquarters for ¥80 billion as a first step towards paying off its debt of ¥1.3 trillion , much of it owed to Sumitomo Bank ; and MDI , which wants to unload ¥50 billion out of ¥150 billion worth of residential property that it holds for development . |
| 11 | ‘ A stranger wants to see Mrs Troy , ’ he said . |
| 12 | It 's actively trying to recruit more women — by 1995 the company wants to see women in 25 per cent of fitter 's jobs . |
| 13 | wants to see plans for the modified programme in early June , and a first draft is expected by mid-May . |
| 14 | No one wants to see students forced to abandon their studies for financial reasons and no one wants to see students in hardship , but I do not believe that students are abandoning their studies for financial reasons . |
| 15 | No one wants to see students forced to abandon their studies for financial reasons and no one wants to see students in hardship , but I do not believe that students are abandoning their studies for financial reasons . |
| 16 | ( If anyone wants to see prescience in its purest form , they might read quotations from Woodcock 's writing in my obituary article about him in the Dictionary of National Biography . ) |
| 17 | ‘ And I 'm not sure Mrs Carter really wants to see Hayley . |
| 18 | There 's also support from the foreign office which wants to see Britain contribute to U N operations and from industry which is desperate to secure orders for new weapons . |
| 19 | ‘ Everyone I know wants to see Flashman leave . |
| 20 | Now Louie wants to see Costner run out of town . |
| 21 | This arrangement obliges anyone sitting there to turn his head around sharply towards the left if he wants to see A … — especially anyone in the fourth chair , which is the farthest away . |
| 22 | Hunter wants to see BAIE become a more professional organisation , encouraging quality and good standards . |
| 23 | Wait a minute cos Bryony wants to see moorhens . |
| 24 | The White House wants to see stations that could come in at either $5 billion , $7 billion or $9 billion over the next five years . |
| 25 | Every major political group , including Mr Hun Sen 's Cambodian People 's Party , says that it wants to see Prince Sihanouk installed as president . |
| 26 | It is a strange sister party which wants to see Labour 's sworn enemies back in power . |
| 27 | ‘ She 's forgotten his name but she wants to see Orlick ! ’ |
| 28 | She also wants to see investment in building schools and hospitals , to create jobs , and a rise in taxes . |
| 29 | It wants to see savings of £300,000 . |
| 30 | He admits , however , to being torn over the interest rate argument ; part of him wants to see rates held to stabilise the economy , but he also wants to see quick cuts to boost business . |