Example sentences of "want [to-vb] [pron] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyway , Liz is a bit annoyed because she does n't want to lose her no claims bonus . |
| 2 | On the other hand , you wo n't want to input them every time you run the program either . |
| 3 | But I do think the minister er should er b be quite clear about that point er because er it may be of crucial importance , not just to the industry , er but also to the public interest who will want to know what the position is so far as er er these matters are concerned . |
| 4 | If the only way to give the drama momentum is to allow through ( 1 ) an emergence of crude competition between the teacher and pupils or through the even cruder ‘ I 'm the baddy not to be trusted ’ approach of ( 4 ) , then she may have to abandon altogether her intention to open up ( 2 ) , the recognition by the townsfolk that here is an official who can not know and indeed who does not want to know what the cost of this decision will be to those of us who are faced with it . |
| 5 | She does not principally want to know what the data signify in themselves but how texts reflect processes of communication , and how and why they were used to organise purposeful action , make valid claims , or to express feelings . |
| 6 | And I would want to know what the health effects were on them of the conditions in which they had to work . |
| 7 | And if he come along he would want to know who the man 's doctor was . |
| 8 | I only want to see her a moment . ’ |
| 9 | Well , of course , again if you want to see what a neutron or a proton is made of , I mean a neutron is a very small thing and a proton is a very small thing — it 's about ten to the minus thirteen centimetres across . |
| 10 | You , you can have your erm if you were watching a programme and er , I 've done this , erm if you 're watching a programme and you want to see what the weather forecast is er you can have that superimposed on your programme . |
| 11 | ‘ But first I want to promise you a couple of things . |
| 12 | She wants to see it a family home once again . ’ |
| 13 | If you want to know what a man is really like , take notice of how he acts when he loses money . |
| 14 | ‘ If you want to know what a word means , ’ said my philosophy tutor , ‘ never look it up in a dictionary . ’ |
| 15 | I want to know what a kill joy is . |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't think I 'm being treated fairly and I want to know what the hell is going on . ’ |
| 17 | I want to know what the microphone is ? |
| 18 | I want to know what the difference is , and I want to know whether we need to take action or what ? |
| 19 | IF YOU want to know what the future holds for Europe 's financial markets , the best guess is usually to look at America 's present . |
| 20 | ‘ I expect you want to know what the future has in store , do n't you ? ’ |
| 21 | If you want to know what the messages are , you have to listen on Tuesday , Wednesday and Thursday next week by the way . |
| 22 | We want to know who the boss is . ’ |
| 23 | I want to know his every movement for the next two weeks . |
| 24 | I want to know you the way no man has ever known a woman before . ’ |
| 25 | The organisation that calls the general election closest is the one that is most attractive to Tesco or Finefare or whomever it might be when they want to discover what the public thinks of their baked beans . |
| 26 | I have found this useful advice , particularly if one wants to know what a word means in different cultures and groups . |
| 27 | It also wants to know what the position of Unix International , which it strongly supports , is going to be . |
| 28 | It also wants to know what the position of Unix International Inc , which it strongly supports , is going to be . |
| 29 | Alright , so there 's this interest in what women talk about when they 're by themselves and when Martha comes down , she wants to know what the men have been talking about as well . |
| 30 | He wants to know what the job of a Euro MP is , well he is applying for a Euro seat , I do wish him the best of luck and when he 's been there |