Example sentences of "i want a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did I want a new hobby , to knit for my family , or to make money ? |
| 2 | but in , no it 's not red , it 'll , I think it 's military police , erm , that 's how she can do it with er , erm a maroon beret , because she said to me did I want a peaked cap ? and I said no the , the er , erm maroon beret , so it shows its the parachute regiment |
| 3 | Did I want a three-course dinner ? |
| 4 | I go , I want a good reference . |
| 5 | ROS : I want a good story , with a beginning , middle and end . |
| 6 | ‘ I want a good suit . |
| 7 | I want a good marriage . |
| 8 | ‘ I want a good goalkeeper , a centre-back , midfielder and striker . |
| 9 | When my time comes , I want a good show |
| 10 | I would n't train full-time ; I thought : ‘ No , I want a good job . ’ |
| 11 | yeah , right okay then , we shall go , I hope the weather keeps up because I want a good week next week , we 're gon na work out where we 're gon na go for a couple of days are n't we ? |
| 12 | I want a good card here . |
| 13 | I want a complete rest ( laughs ) . |
| 14 | McClennan added : ‘ I have told Saints that I want a complete break from coaching and I will return home to Auckland at the end of the season . ’ |
| 15 | There are plans to make for tomorrow , but for now I want a dreamless sleep . |
| 16 | I want a regulated situation . |
| 17 | ‘ I want a potted plant , ’ Meredith explained . |
| 18 | Do n't dawdle — but I want a thorough check . ’ |
| 19 | I want a thorough search of the whole building , particularly possible means of access and exit . |
| 20 | I want a present Ian . |
| 21 | I want a plump wife and a happy one , otherwise we shall never get ourselves a family . " |
| 22 | I want a galvanised chassis but I also want a diesel engine of about 3 litres capacity . |
| 23 | You come back dog-tired in the evening , and they start coming up to you : somebody 's stolen my wife , somebody 's raped my daughter , my eyes hurt , I want a new pair of trousers … ’ |
| 24 | And then they say — I want a new pair of shoes , Buck sweetie . |
| 25 | When I want a new pair of shoes , or anythink , ‘ e ‘ elps me out of ‘ is pocket money , and we have n't to pinch the food so much . |
| 26 | Now what happened was originally that I lost compression on pistons three and four and it worked out there was a very thin channel from piston three to four on the head gasket and erm basically it ruined part of the engine and the whole report said that basically I want a new engine . |
| 27 | When I want a new chair I 'll go and have a look at what he 's got . |
| 28 | Quite simply : I want a new civilization . |
| 29 | I want a new frying pan . |
| 30 | ‘ I want this room cleaned , and I want a warm bath got ready for Mrs Duncan . ’ |