Example sentences of "[not/n't] want [pron] [noun sg] [prep] " 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 | When Val was gone , Roland realised , with a shock like a religious conversion , that he did not want their way of life to go on . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | They did not want their gesture to be viewed as part of that historical movement but as a genuine protest with genuine grievances . |
| 5 | This is an interesting monument because the architect , Rodolfo Vantini , who completed the work in 1828 , wanted to get away from the conventional Roman triumphal arch , ( a decision said to have been as much due to the local inhabitants complaining that they did not want their view of the Lombardian Pre-Alps blocked as to any creative urge ) . |
| 6 | I do not want my use of pronouns to slip by unnoticed : I want readers to think about it , and to act on their conclusions . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Gore apparently did not want his name on the cover of the book and wished for it to be published by the Canadian fascist , Arcand , so that he could not be sued . |
| 9 | Sugar said Venables was still empowered to return as a non-executive director , but was adamant he did not want his opponent at the club . |
| 10 | She did n't want her reunion with her family to be spoilt . |
| 11 | She did n't want her relationship with her chief to become any closer than it was at present . |
| 12 | But he added : ‘ We do n't want our day in court … we would like to see a settlement . ’ |
| 13 | He added , ‘ I do n't want your sympathy on false pretences . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I did n't want your search for your mother to lead to heartbreak , ’ he went on , moving close and slipping his arm around her . |
| 15 | I do n't want your death on my conscience , Russ . |
| 16 | wait a minute look , you 've got some on the table , you do n't want your sleeve in that . |
| 17 | ‘ When I grow up , ’ he said , smiling at her phrase , ‘ I do n't want my life to be anything like theirs . |
| 18 | You learn all the time working on antiques.I am very happy.I would n't want my life to be different . |
| 19 | I do n't , I do n't want my coat on |
| 20 | I do n't want my coat on |
| 21 | Oh yeah , I just did n't want you sort of be short |