Example sentences of "want [verb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A large number wish to continue working as long as they are fit and do not want to retire at the state pension age . |
| 2 | ‘ There is no definite plan … if you were going to , you would want to go at the top , and we are still growing . ’ |
| 3 | Not unless you want to sit at the table do you ? |
| 4 | Others merely want to look at the engine . |
| 5 | just want to look at the carbonate system in a bit more detail . |
| 6 | Now in this first session I really want to look at the way that er er financial planning will affect you once you , once you retire , it may be that 's the sort of area you 've not looked at in detail . |
| 7 | ‘ You want to look at the toys while I go in here ? ’ |
| 8 | And then er part B bundles one , two and three er my Lord you want to look at the documentation which is dealing specifically with the purchase of the wine bar . |
| 9 | You 're supposed to write the minutes for this meeting on the back of the agenda , now , I know very few people who ever actually do that , er , I always want to look at the agenda when I 'm taking my notes . |
| 10 | ‘ No , I want to look at the ponies with Ricky , ’ said Perdita , frantic not to miss a minute . |
| 11 | Firstly I want to look at the idea of partnership . |
| 12 | Certainly the request of staff then could turn into of the panel erm but but I think at the same time if people want to look at the structure so that they have a complete view of the structural organisation |
| 13 | I want to look at the consequences of replacing these assumptions by two others : that we should concentrate on how mind might develop out of matter ; and that we should view the mind primarily as something which enables action . |
| 14 | Oh yes I mean Then er we had the Christmas Fair meeting of which maybe you want to look at the minutes now . |
| 15 | kick up a row , I said you want to look at the dogs , just go outside and see all the old rubbish that get 's chucked out there |
| 16 | I 'm sorry to inflict this on you , Miss Glynn , but I want to look at the contents of the bureau amongst other things and it is better that a member of the family should be present . |
| 17 | And er you always want to look at the track record . |
| 18 | But while there are plenty of people who want to look at the car , what sort of person would actualy want to buy it ? |
| 19 | ‘ I want to look at the bodies . ’ |
| 20 | All spreadsheets are currently static , in the sense that if you 've got a set of rows and columns and you want to look at the information in a different way , you have to move rows and columns of data around , change formulas — in fact rebuild the entire structure of the model . |
| 21 | That fact that in , a two years time I can go on to do the subjects that I want to do at the University in Scotland of my choice . |
| 22 | However , Mr Lamont wants to stay at the Treasury to oversee the long-awaited economic upturn . |
| 23 | You have some important business to attend to , for which you want to feel at the peak of your mental powers . |
| 24 | They 're very upset and do n't want to talk at the moment . |
| 25 | Objectors and supporters wanting to speak at the inquiry were asked to complete forms listing the witnesses they intended calling and roughly how long each piece of evidence would take . |
| 26 | ‘ Why do you want to look at the gibbons ? ’ |
| 27 | Having spent the whole day listening to the contenders , I did not want to look at the list — I felt certain that my name would not appear . |
| 28 | In this piece she starts very near , so near she makes us want to vomit at the sight of the caterpillar , and then she slowly moves away , gaining emotional balance as she gains physical distance . |
| 29 | Less easy as it goes along , so we 've got , start by saying loaf of , what do you want to buy at the moment ? |
| 30 | Certainly his terse telephone technique had annoyed me last night , but not enough to make me want to spit at the sight of him . |