Example sentences of "[indef pn] [pers pn] [verb] [adv] [adv] want " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Sometimes I know he wants me to do something and usually it 's something I do n't particularly want to do . |
| 2 | If you try and throw your weight around , force me into something I do n't really want to do , then we 're both going to regret it . ’ |
| 3 | If she waited much longer , she would be late at the shop , and as there was a good chance Lisa would be alone that was something she did n't really want to risk . |
| 4 | You are a ‘ soft touch ’ and take the line of least resistance ( ie ‘ tip ’ someone even though you did n't want to , buy something you do n't really want ) . |
| 5 | All you can really do is construct something that will divert it or block its way for a while ; persuade it to do something it does n't really want to do . |
| 6 | And if that child is sensitive and caring and does not wish to hurt or disappoint his parents , perhaps he may even enter the medical profession and spend years doing something he does not really want to do while denying himself the opportunity of fulfilling his life in the way he would have chosen . |