Example sentences of "do [adv] want [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , while painting and decorating courses have rather faded because people do not want ex-prisoners inside their houses to decorate them , it is apparently much more acceptable to have an ex-prisoner in your house to repair your word-processor . |
| 2 | I am talking about prisoners who do not want problems in serving their sentence ; they want to serve it in a civilised fashion , where that is possible in any prison regime . |
| 3 | I want to ensure that the genuine claims of those who are in need are dealt with properly , promptly and accurately , I do not want campaigns to be organised on the basis that people sign a piece of paper that has been delivered to them by a welfare rights organisation . |
| 4 | Peter and Paul do not want Mummy to be ill or to have HC themselves , but at the moment there is no sure way to know for everyone . |
| 5 | Otto Reinhold , an East German ideologue , reinforced this gloomy view by insisting : ‘ We do not want reform for reform 's sake , but changes which will help the further development of socialism ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ While I am pursuing the offender I do not want blood on the streets . ’ |
| 7 | Since the base category will be used in every comparison , it is desirable that there should be a substantial number of cases in it ; we do not want comparisons to be made with an unreliable figure . |
| 8 | ‘ People in the south do n't want lectures from us about population growth , ’ growled a letter in the Guardian . |
| 9 | I 've come a long way to make a reconciliation with him , and I do n't want interference from some snooty cocktail waitress . |
| 10 | You know like I say there is quite a lot of trust and erm I think Yona and me are sort of aware er we 're very much united in the feeling that we do n't we do n't want things to erm you know we want everybody to be involved and obviously different people have different things to offer . |
| 11 | Oh , I said , I do n't want things like that , I said , take them away . |
| 12 | No do n't be silly they just want vocabulary , they do n't want things like that , they want to know a person 's vocabulary a to cer you know , at a certain age . |
| 13 | I do n't want chips for my dinner . |
| 14 | I do n't want water on the ceiling . |
| 15 | You do n't want jam on yours ? |
| 16 | I do n't want marriage as a lifeline . |
| 17 | He said : ‘ I think its important , when you have a recovery , you do n't want forms of taxation which might damage it or hit the cash flow of companies . ’ |
| 18 | I do n't want Carl on your |
| 19 | Yes I have n't got anything else except t tins , and you do n't want tins on a Sunday do you ? |
| 20 | You do n't want glue in your veins , do ya ? |
| 21 | you could of seriously because they want , they do n't want models like that erm |
| 22 | No , you do n't want friends like these , Steven . |
| 23 | We get complaints from other traders who do n't want trading on a Sunday or from the public who just want a peaceful day . |
| 24 | I do n't want marmalade on it , I do have butter . |
| 25 | ‘ You do n't want sympathy from anybody , you just want to suffer in silence . |
| 26 | We do n't want privatisation to be postponed . |
| 27 | Alright , in fact , my handset is just on ringing external , I do n't want Hilary to be bothered with any internal calls of mine , I 've got a call log if anyone calls me , I know they 've called me so I can call them back anyway . |
| 28 | In strong winds we do n't want beginners to be overpowered and so we reduce the sail area , that 's known as reefing . |
| 29 | You do n't want loads of people though . |
| 30 | Well I do n't want teeth like that . |