Example sentences of "i want [to-vb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must mention one member — Angela ( nee Feetenby ) — for her help to me has been second to none — not only do I congratulate her for that but on your behalf I want to wish her every happiness in her new life — she was married last July to Harry Bell . |
| 2 | Is the Chancellor aware that not so long ago I met a chap in Blackpool who said to me , ’ When you see that Chancellor of the Duchy , tell him that I want to give him a piece of my mind : not only is the poll tax three times higher than the rates , but I have lost my job , my wife has been waiting for an operation for two years , my daughter has lost her maternity grant through this Tory Government and my son has lost his income support — so when you see the chairman of the Tory party , will you tell him that I want to meet him to discuss this matter at the top of the Blackpool Tower ? ’ |
| 3 | I want to give her a Christmas present . |
| 4 | I want to give it a bit of a rest now and I 'm trying to leave it as long as possible before I have it permed again . |
| 5 | ‘ Please — I want to give you a message for Harriet Shakespeare . ’ |
| 6 | I want to give you a chance to put the record straight . |
| 7 | He took lots of notes and after three days he said , ‘ Raymond , I want to give you a check . |
| 8 | ‘ But I want to give you a little help with your wicket keeping . |
| 9 | I want to take it a step further and say , do n't behave like that , you idiots — it 's destroying people 's lives . ’ |
| 10 | bores him , but he wo n't and then it pulls me , I want to do what the majority wants to do and then he do n't and I feel guilty cos I think oh I should be with him , but |
| 11 | But I do n't really want to compete in that world ; I want to do it a bit differently , something a bit more personal . |
| 12 | First of all , I want to defend myself a little against the charge of being the most intelligent man in the world . |
| 13 | Whatever our conscious reasons ( ’ No , I want to remember him/her the way he/she was ' or ‘ Not in front of the children ’ ) , a dead body is not considered to be spectacle for display in Britain , and the rationale which dictates it can sometimes disguise feelings of embarrassment that such a thing could occur in our death-defying , well-regulated households . |
| 14 | I want to touch you the way no man has ever touched you . |
| 15 | ‘ But first I want to promise you a couple of things . |
| 16 | I want to ask her an embarrassing question . ’ |
| 17 | I must have lived , oh , well over ninety-five years , but when I eventually meet God I want to ask him a question which has haunted me all my life . |
| 18 | I I 'm very grateful to the minister but I want to ask him a straightforward question . |
| 19 | ‘ I want to ask you a question . |
| 20 | And now I want to ask you a question . |
| 21 | ‘ Glad to meet you , Christina , and I want to say what a marvellous job you have done down here . |
| 22 | I 'm doing it tomorrow cos I want to leave it a little bit |
| 23 | I started paying for this myself two years ago — and I want to keep it a secret from him — but now I find I ca n't continue the payments . |
| 24 | I want to hear what the doctor has to say . |
| 25 | I want to play you a recording I made last night . |
| 26 | I want to tell him the story of my life . |
| 27 | I want I want to tell you a secret |
| 28 | ‘ I want to tell you the truth . |
| 29 | I want to make him an excellent offer for Sleet , one impossible to refuse . |
| 30 | ‘ I want to make you a proposition , ’ Emily said , almost wishing she had n't come . |