Example sentences of "want [to-vb] [adv] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do we really want to go down in history as the generation which sold for a mess of pottage the finest British companies , which have successfully built brand names and franchises of high repute over a century or more … ? |
| 2 | I do n't want to go down in history as a great songwriter because I died penniless . |
| 3 | no do n't mind , it 's unlikely what , she wo n't want to come out in weather like this , oh she , she |
| 4 | Well I do want to come back in fact an and reassure er you that er in fact er we are very concerned about that and we spend a great deal of time talking about the A P C's erm statement policy of intent because it was intended to be modified in the way which we thought would and we spent quite a lot of time erm discussing and am re-amending the importance . |
| 5 | Is this how you want to go down in history ? |
| 6 | who wants to go back in town at half past eleven at night ? |
| 7 | Er , that 's assuming the employer wants to pass on in pay , the rewards of adding value . |
| 8 | Livewire helps young people aged 16–25 who want to set up in business . |
| 9 | If I have to disappear , I want to do so in comfort . |
| 10 | John will get what certificates he wants if and when he wants to I expect : I am only glad that there are so many more opportunities for adults who want to study later in life . |
| 11 | I want to get there in daylight . ’ |
| 12 | We want to act carefully in order not to disturb that balance . |
| 13 | Surely we do n't want to rule out in advance the possibility that some moral beliefs , say , are justified , doing so just because we do n't want to admit the existence of moral facts ( if we do n't ) . |
| 14 | ‘ Do n't want to land up in hospital . ’ |
| 15 | I do n't want to linger on in hospital with tubes and drugs and all that messy business . |
| 16 | Miss Harker was certainly very charming and many had hoped that her arrival might bring them some relief , but not one of them wanted to stand up in front of the boss 's relative and complain about the mill . |
| 17 | What I 'm driving at is , did in your , in the time you were there ever the , the workers ever get into a situation where they wanted to come out in support of another dispute in another place of work ? |
| 18 | She wanted to cry out in protest against his charge , but her throat was too tight to allow the words to escape . |
| 19 | He wanted to lie down in front of the fire and go to sleep for a long , long time . |
| 20 | If she wanted to get home in comfort , she would have to find a cashpoint . |
| 21 | ‘ If I wanted to wade around in shit I 'd go for a walk down a sewer . |
| 22 | She wanted to show off in front of the neighbours . |