Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] want [pers pn] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When you sign someone you do n't want him to move on if things do n't work out immediately . |
| 2 | Yeah , it 's just , I do n't want him to start up in the summer again |
| 3 | He 'll be all right , you do n't want him growing up a wimp . |
| 4 | ‘ You do n't want him growing up different from the rest of the kids in the street , ’ he said cunningly , because he knew this was a weakness of Preston 's nan . |
| 5 | So , I 'd an appointment in town at the hairdressers and for a legwax and that you do n't want to let yourself go I do n't want him to get back and catch me with my knickers down and my nail varnish all chipped … |
| 6 | They do n't want him trailing down th |
| 7 | ‘ You just do n't want me to carry on my business , do you ? ’ she hit back , angered at his refusal and refusing to see the rest as a compliment . |
| 8 | Surely you do n't want me to give up my evenings too . |
| 9 | Do n't want me to go over yet . |
| 10 | I am a British citizen but the Home Office do n't want me to stay on here in spite of that . |
| 11 | ‘ Me too , ’ I agreed , ‘ but my Mum says she do n't want me growing up like Sally Buckley . ’ |
| 12 | You do n't want me barging in when you 're having a meal . ’ |
| 13 | They 'll say well why did this cheque do so and so and why did this do so and so and like he said well when you 're talking about forty eight pound an hour you do n't want me poking round there trying to sort out the tax man |
| 14 | I do hope he is n't the murderer , I do n't want them to lock up one of my best contacts , but if you ever hear where he really was , I 'd love to know . ’ |
| 15 | You do n't want them to come out ? |
| 16 | Remember to keep these screws well back , to be hidden by the frame , because although the Faithful kneeling at the altar are meant to have their minds on other things , this is professional woodwork and we do n't want them peering up the legs of our fixings . |
| 17 | I do n't want them growing up like the Hales . |
| 18 | You do n't want them to grow up in a sterile environment . |
| 19 | And I do n't want them pulled off thank you very much , tell him . |
| 20 | ‘ Now , pop your trews off and give her a cuddle ; and make sure she 's out of here soon , I do n't want her mooning about in the morning . ’ |
| 21 | It 's awfully generous of you to offer to have her , but I do n't want her hanging around , getting under your feet all day . ’ |
| 22 | I do n't want her sneaking out while I 'm in bed . ’ |
| 23 | We do n't want her to go back but it 's her decision . |
| 24 | I do n't want her to end up with the sort of empty life I 've got to look forward to . |
| 25 | You 've got to get her away from here if you do n't want her to end up where her mother was ; an' the best place , as I see it , is a closed school , an' there 's not a closer one , I should imagine , than the one under them sisters . |
| 26 | ‘ And I do n't want her to find out . ’ |
| 27 | I do n't want her to get out of her depth . |
| 28 | I do n't want 'em mowing down the tents in the dark . ’ |
| 29 | Disappointed , her confidence evaporating , she tried turning the question round as she had done before : ‘ If you do n't want us to drive back in it , wiggle your finger . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm sure these two young people do n't want us tagging on to them any longer , eh ? ’ |