Example sentences of "want [to-vb] [pron] in [noun] " in BNC.

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1 D' you want to see me in prison ? ’
2 You 're gon na want to support someone in groups are n't you ?
3 You 're gon na want to support someone in groups with the changes coming on board , know what I mean ?
4 You want to see me in gaol .
5 Trade supremo Michael Heseltine , whose supporters want to see him in Mr Lamont 's job , was even more lavish in his praise .
6 We want to see them in action against South Africa .
7 I can not want a man who wants to see me in gaol .
8 ‘ If you ever want to meet anyone in movies — ’ she began .
9 Try to scan artwork as near to the size you want to use it in order to avoid taking up large amounts of memory and having to re-size with the desktop publishing software .
10 ‘ I want to know the identity of a man , I want to reach him , I want to put him in handcuffs and read him a charge of First Degree murder . ’
11 you wan na see the spellings in here , you want to leave them in Ton
12 Now I want to spoil you in return .
13 In fact we 've just refused er the application er to change the use of that site to housing , or some of that site to housing , er for the very reason that we want to keep it in employment use and at the same meeting we also refused another site , another major employment site , erm and we want to keep that in employment use as well .
14 When they want to warm themselves in front of a fire they are not ashamed to lift up their kilts and display their private parts .
15 no , no , I , I , I just really want , cos I do n't think there 's any question of me this afternoon ruling on whether you 're right or not on these points , but I just er on second I thoughts I want to have them in mind
16 He says well if you want to pack it in love
17 I did n't want to embarrass you in front of your grandson — ’
18 He did not want to do it in front of the crowd .
19 Tom will want to check for proteinuria and test your reflexes , but even if those things are normal he and Dr Greene may want to pop you in hospital for a while . ’
20 I do n't want to put you in danger . ’
21 If sentences , such as those in ( 32 ) , are not ungrammatical , it is still very unlikely that anyone will ever want to use them in practice : ( 32 ) Burke murdered many citizens dead the fire burned many priceless tomes burnt However , there are plenty of others where the state is less immediately predictable , and of course examples have already been given in ( 1 ) , ( 10 ) , ( 13 ) and so on .
22 I do n't want to keep them in containers .
23 Did she really want to believe herself in love with a man like that ?
24 Had I wanted to do something in astronomy , which I did actually want to do because I 'd taken an interest in it , in fact I would not have thought of this type of molecule .
25 ‘ I do n't want to disgrace you in front of the nuns . ’
26 big safety net underneath you if you , if you find that you do n't want to pay it in cash .
27 I think for a bit about going to ask him how I get home but I do n't want to ask him in case he tells Mr Jackson .
28 She wished he 'd quit doing that to her hand — but she did n't want to move it in case he moved on to her lips .
29 Do you want to tell me in English then we 'll help you .
30 She wanted to see him in loons ; she let him buy her those boots .
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