Example sentences of "want [pron] [to-vb] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well do you want me to take some straw in ? |
| 2 | Do you want me to play some games or something ? |
| 3 | Do you want me to get some water ? ’ |
| 4 | " Do you want me to send some men to Ireland — they could watch the ports , make some inquiries ? " |
| 5 | As far as APEX is concerned they are OK up to a point but they just want to follow the legal procedures and we want them to take some kind of militant action . |
| 6 | ‘ I want them to have some privacy . ’ |
| 7 | If you do n't get a job , I will get a job for the time being and you want me to take some money off your bill , you can get rid of some of that rubbish out in that fucking shed , in the back of that van |
| 8 | Adam wants me to collect some things that he forgot , and take them to the hospital . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I want you to do some research on her . |
| 10 | ‘ Today I want you to watch some films , ’ Roirbak said . |
| 11 | I want you to get some sleep , if you can . |
| 12 | Rule off from where you were before I want you to get some information down about our solar system . |
| 13 | I want you to write some letters . |
| 14 | And it 's just like , and they want you to make some comment on what you 've worked out , which is no problem really , is it ? |
| 15 | He wants that , yo , he wants you to put some water in that for a test , some of your water in that |
| 16 | Tim wants you to see some people he knows who do investment advice — then you 'd get more out of those shares . |
| 17 | ‘ Here 's the money for the boots and my brother Dai wants you to repair some shoes . |
| 18 | But one official told TODAY : ‘ The Press has been wanting us to make some statement on the marriage and Morton 's book for some time . |
| 19 | But I do want you to write some things for next time . |
| 20 | I think you wanted them to have some time together but … but perhaps not most of the night , ’ she finished on a whisper . |
| 21 | I kept my birthday a secret , except that some students wanted me to sign some books , and as I signed them I put the date and I happened to say that ‘ I am signing this on my 44th birthday ’ , and after that the news spread mysteriously and my whole class greeted me with ‘ Happy Birthday to you ’ in English , and today , when I saw the other class , they sang ‘ Happy Birthday to you ’ in Portuguese . |
| 22 | The Natural History Museum wanted me to complete some ecology wallcharts of ponds and streams , sponsored by British petroleum , who have a long standing relationship with the Museum , aimed at encouraging and supporting a better understanding of current environmental issues . |
| 23 | Actually he wanted someone to give some orders to and to deal with the press for him . |
| 24 | ‘ Jozef wanted him to do some sort of favour and Mills refused . ’ |