Example sentences of "do [adv] want [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 I do so want you to learn , my dear , ’ and , turning away , she half whispered , ‘ There is so much pleasure , so much pleasure to be gained by the informed . ’
2 This is not because it is so special or secret that I do not want to divulge it — indeed the patient will remember it quite well for himself — but because I do not want him to listen to that tape at some future date and begin to regress himself when I am not there to take charge of the situation .
3 I do not want him to return now .
4 I do NOT want him going to some —
5 For instance , if the parties do not want the expert to consider any evidence other than that contained in their submissions , and do not want him to make his own independent investigations , they could stipulate to that effect in the expert clause .
6 Death would be too kind an end for a man who has done what he has , and I do not want him to escape into it . ’
7 Could we qualify that that we do not want them to go down School Lane ?
8 There are others who need to work out how dangerous it would be to do something that America and Europe do not want them to do .
9 We do not want them to inherit all our problems when it is their responsibility to create the wealth and care for the increased number of elderly and aged people in this country .
10 We do not want them to know we are coming . ’
11 I do not want them buried under mounds of paper . ’
12 As adults we are naturally protective of children and do not want them to suffer harm .
13 ‘ But you do not want me to do an article for the City Press ? ’
14 I ca n't say that we 'll approve every one , but obviously we know that if you introduce a general charge there will be people for whom you do not want it to affect unfairly .
15 We do not want it to happen .
16 They do not want it diminished by the Bill .
17 Grilled Dover sole ( not buttery ) , be assertive about any plain grilled white fish , tell the waiter that you do not want it served swimming with butter .
18 Those who stress sisterhood rather than equality value a great deal in women 's distinctive approach as it now is ( and has been in societies much less egalitarian than ours ) and do not want it lost in the melting-pot of assimilation .
19 ‘ I do not want you to say a word until you have drunk at least two glasses . ’
20 ‘ I do not want you to go !
21 I do not want you to call here .
22 I am being a trifle cunning in this , as I do not want you to forget me .
23 Judge Peter Greenwood remanded Gillespie in custody for medical reports , but told him , ‘ I do not want you to think for one moment that you are not facing a custodial sentence . ’
24 During this preparation phase we do not want you to change your shopping habits when buying food .
25 But I do not want you to marry me just because your parents wanted it .
26 ‘ Because I do not want us to stop being friends .
27 You must … convince us that you do not want us to declare war simply in order to terrify the English into making peace by a naval promenade in the Channel .
28 I shall certainly look at that , but this is exactly the sort of issue in which I do not want us to get involved .
29 ‘ My child has never heard the sound of laughter , ’ said the woman , ‘ and I do n't want him to die without hearing it . ’
30 ‘ As Isabella 's son he 'll inherit Thrushcross Grange one day , and I do n't want him to die before that .
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