Example sentences of "i want [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why on earth would I want to do a thing like that ? ’ |
| 2 | That 's why I thought , when I come back the next time and you 're upset I said oh no way do I want to upset a woman like that . |
| 3 | Do I want to follow a set exercise programme or would I prefer to change my life-style so that I become more active ? |
| 4 | Do I want to make a will |
| 5 | Well he said they 'd been round with a helicopter , a plane taking photos of the houses , did I want to buy a photo of me house , twenty pound . |
| 6 | It 's asking do I want to keep a hold on one of these two , and if so , which ? |
| 7 | My Dad 's away on business again tomorrow and I want to spend a bit of time with him before he goes . |
| 8 | If I want to visit a bank for a few minutes , I park my car as near as possible as many do , to be able to rush in and out again as quickly as possible . |
| 9 | ‘ I will go to South Africa at some stage because I want to arrange a foundation or some sort of memorial to Julie and Elizabeth . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ At home , I want to sleep a lot of the time . |
| 11 | ‘ Because I want to collect a bouquet from the florist . |
| 12 | ‘ If I want to miss a pauper 's grave I 'll have to go . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I want to issue a challenge to Michael Fallon : will he explain why he believes people in Darlington should earn less than £3.40 a hour when as a government minister he earned £1,000 a week . ’ |
| 14 | I want to see a beach ! |
| 15 | ‘ I want to see a health service at ease with itself — optimistic and confident about its essential work . |
| 16 | ‘ I want to see a prison system where grievance and disciplinary procedures work quickly and fairly . |
| 17 | You know when I want to turn a corner I 've got to stand on my toes and put my full weight on it to turn it . |
| 18 | Er so , when I want to create a directory called put off the root directory . |
| 19 | I want to create a directory called put off the root directory . |
| 20 | Now I want to allow a bit more time for questions so I 'll just end if I may with a funny story which , did n't happen to me , it happened to a colleague of mine , erm a young lady , who went to give er a talk like this to group of adults like yourselves and at the end of the meeting the treasurer went up to her and said do we owe you any fee or expenses ? |
| 21 | In one creative planting episode on Gardeners ' World I want to savour a taste of Victoriana with some formal bedding . |
| 22 | I want to take a handful of good men and go over it with a fine-tooth comb . |
| 23 | You 're er for the moment you 're not committed to a party , you 've just got to take an individual decision and I know Maastricht is very complicated but there 's a lot of gut feeling as well as precise knowledge about these things , so I want to take a vote . |
| 24 | Tell you what , I want to take a bag of crisps , and then if I sit with him |
| 25 | " Yes — I have my own personal account there , and I go there when I want to cash a cheque . " |
| 26 | In this second talk I want to mention a view which has a long history in the Church , far longer than my previous subject . |
| 27 | so it 's really not worth getting qualifications on reflection so I want to do a bit of work you see , build myself a reputation that sort of thing |
| 28 | Mark : ‘ I want to do a tour in the same way that The Cure or people like that tour , like a theatre production . |
| 29 | And I want to do a poo . |
| 30 | ‘ But first I want to do a line drawing from it , which can be used as a frontispiece for the book when it is published . ’ |