Example sentences of "[not/n't] want [pron] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | In particular , the Scotch whisky industry , with such a splendid export record , does not want its business to be run by politicians , who should only consume the stuff and not organise and manage the businesses . |
| 2 | Similarly , parents of children who have been victims of sexual offences may not want their child to be interrogated and to go through the trauma of reliving the experience in court . |
| 3 | They did not want their gesture to be viewed as part of that historical movement but as a genuine protest with genuine grievances . |
| 4 | These rights of control over one 's own possessions are valued rights — we would not want our shirt to be stolen , torn , or dyed by someone else — but this all-embracing idea of ‘ property rights ’ conceals a crucial difference between different forms of property . |
| 5 | ‘ When I grow up , ’ he said , smiling at her phrase , ‘ I do n't want my life to be anything like theirs . |
| 6 | You learn all the time working on antiques.I am very happy.I would n't want my life to be different . |