Example sentences of "want [prep] [be] [vb pp] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | You want to be made love to . |
2 | demanding to know the date of the party — which was unanswerable , since no one knew when Karl would be back from Dresden — and either confirming that , anyway , if it was to be on a week-end they would be resent — or not Frau Nordern was annoyed b the refusals but Herr Nordern had a drier view ‘ Most of them have hardly heard of Karl , ’ he said ‘ and anyway it is n't everyone who wants to be seen meeting … . |
3 | ‘ If Prost wants to be called champion for a fourth time he should come back in a sporting way . |
4 | Firstly , the identification and recording of unmet need is not a finding which agencies or governments will want to be made public , especially if one object of the community care reforms is to reduce eligibility for services . |
5 | ‘ I certainly do n't want to be called Gran , ’ she says . |
6 | I do n't want to be called uncle six why not ? |
7 | Because I do n't think he wanted to be asked question as his first question . |
8 | The new woman who wanted to be called mother put a stack of blouses and skirts out for me , like you might give milk to a stray cat . |
9 | You see sometimes Boy , like all of us , sometimes Boy just wanted to be taken care of without having done anything to deserve it . |
10 | What is clear that Macedonians wanted to be thought Greek . |