Example sentences of "not want [to-vb] about [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do not want to talk about south-west regional cream instead of Devonshire produce , roast beef and north-east regional pudding or Greater Manchester hot-pot . |
| 2 | The family did not want to talk about politics but they asked about Mrs Zamzam 's health . |
| 3 | Perhaps the relationship is still continuing , but the boyfriend does not want to know about pregnancy . |
| 4 | It 's a handy program for anyone who needs to send a large variety of business letters and who does n't want to faff about thinking of the right thing to say . |
| 5 | ‘ Look , I do n't want to talk about love , women , past marriages , present marriages , family , stuff that normal people do n't readily talk about … |
| 6 | And I do n't want to talk about money . |
| 7 | If he , he does n't want to talk about potential because it will er not make the , the , the necessary action immediate , but if he can come back and say I 've seen and I know what 's going on |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't want to talk about right or wrong , I just want to discuss business with you . |
| 9 | But I do n't want to sing about football results or importune people to dance . |
| 10 | After fitting reward for a gruelling season , Lawrence said : ‘ I do n't want to hear about consolidation . |
| 11 | Marketing dogma of old had it that car buyers do n't want to hear about car safety , preferring not to dwell on the possibility of being killed or injured on the road . |
| 12 | Part of the audience decided that this was n't what they wanted to see , another part decided they did n't want to hear about politics anymore . |
| 13 | The kids did n't want to know about life outside Battle Creek . |