Example sentences of "want him [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I did n't want anyone to go to that sort of trouble , but … well , I know Steve 's worried , and I want him to enjoy this trip . ’ |
2 | I want him to investigate that vent for any sign that someone might have used it to escape . ’ |
3 | ‘ Now I want him to have more shots on goal and get on the end of more chances . ’ |
4 | cos we want want him to get maximum benefit from the school not just |
5 | I do n't want him to lose all sense of proportion ; we must make a five . |
6 | I did n't want him to breathe that stuff into his lungs , ’ he says . |
7 | ‘ Oh , they 're all right for here , but when I receive my fortune , I 'll want him to meet important people , and behave correctly . ’ |
8 | So , if you do n't want him to become Prime Minister you keep the issue on the agenda . ’ |
9 | Aha , do you want him to have more money ? |
10 | He knew that it was a stupid notion and that she , of all people , would n't have wanted him to think this way , but he could n't help it . |
11 | She wanted him to be safe , not to be in trouble ; she wanted him to finish this book . |
12 | She omitted to mention that , when they last made representations to the bookseller , Mr Pascall , he had said that he stocked the books he could sell ; and if the ladies wanted him to sell better books they should take to buying them and reading them , instead of watching television all day . |
13 | ‘ Jozef wanted him to do some sort of favour and Mills refused . ’ |
14 | They wanted him to like this house but he did n't , and he was n't saying so just so they 'd feel better . |
15 | I wanted him to have another peak , just before the end . ’ |
16 | I wanted him to make that decision . |
17 | He could fly all day long and all night long if he wanted , but I wanted him to get 100 hours at night and I felt that despite his enthusiasm I would like to he shot of him for a period . |