Example sentences of "we want [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To be drunk will be recognized as a symptom not of manliness but of extreme unhappiness , and since only on rare occasion do we want to broadcast the fact of our unhappiness to the world , the lager lout , the whisky soak , the sherry drunk will become a rarer and rarer phenomenon , until finally withering away . |
| 2 | So do we want to take the preamble and then and go through one by one . |
| 3 | If we are going to make this real effort for 28 days , not only do we want to quantify the difference on the bathroom scales , we also want to actually see the difference in the mirror and with the tape measure . |
| 4 | Our family has caught dolphins since 1919 and we want to preserve the tradition . |
| 5 | PPS If you already a member of The Ramblers ' Association , please forgive us , but because we want to preserve the confidentiality of each other 's membership lists , some element of duplication is inevitable . |
| 6 | If we want to assess the relationship between X and Y but are worried that both are associated with a third variable , Z , whose effect we therefore wish to control , we adopt a two-stage procedure . |
| 7 | We believe that that is of supreme importance to Europe and we want to extend the benefits wider through agreements with the European Free Trade Association . |
| 8 | And we used to say , Well we want to stop the Land Rover . |
| 9 | We want to stop the smuggling and claim the reward , but one of us ( teacher ? ) is worried … |
| 10 | They said , no we want to go the party . |
| 11 | We want to use the Park and Ride . |
| 12 | Any questions or anything else anybody has ever done we want to use the calendar for ? |
| 13 | ‘ We want to save the world from a ruinous trade war , ’ he said . |
| 14 | If we want to save the fish in the sea , the trees in the rain forests and the ozone layer , the wealthy countries have to look to their own consumption habits . |
| 15 | We want to guide the Bill through all its stages and for it to be properly scrutinised in Committee . |
| 16 | Ideally we want to publish the document early in May , while there 's still time to influence the UK Report . |
| 17 | Ideally we want to publish the document early in May , while there 's still time to influence the content of the UK Report . |
| 18 | Indeed we want to examine the ways in which a concept which appears to be logically fraudulent , the inner city , has sustained its central position in both popular and academic discussion of the urban . |
| 19 | ‘ We want to give the children the incentive ’ , Haguellar says . |
| 20 | We want to give the children positive memories which they can draw on during the difficult times at home to build a better country . |
| 21 | We want to render the wall and then paint it . |
| 22 | So later when we want to dismount the horse wo n't let us . |
| 23 | Clearly we want to support the charities , and the organisations but erm . |
| 24 | ‘ We want to rehear the rest , the tapes from the apartment ? ’ asked Vice-President Odell . |
| 25 | ‘ Certainly we want to improve the Azerbaijanis ’ standard of living . |
| 26 | We want to restore the pride and local commitment that died with nationalisation . |
| 27 | ‘ In any case we want to continue the investigation and if necessary will take the matter up with the appropriate authorities . ’ |
| 28 | We have got an excellent reputation in this area and we want to reap the benefits . ’ |
| 29 | We have got to have them , but really the people we want to push the country on , you know because people have got to get us somewhere , these are the A types are n't they ? |
| 30 | If we want to see the glory of God ( which no man can do in all its unmediated radiance , and live , Exod. 33:20 ) then we must seek it in the person of Jesus . |