Example sentences of "[not/n't] want [to-vb] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has taken five years to get this one right and the Government will not want to repeat the mistakes of the mid-1980s when Nigel Lawson thought he had beaten inflation , only to discover that it was just sleeping . |
| 2 | The generally low-key Libyan response suggests that Col Gaddafi is intent on riding out the sanctions and does not want to repeat the mistakes of President Saddam Hussein of Iraq , who provoked the West last year by taking foreign workers hostage as ‘ human shields ’ . |
| 3 | Although it has kept NATO 's military command at arm 's length all these years , France does not want to see the Americans , still the basis of Europe 's security and stability , pull out completely . |
| 4 | Voters do not want to see the Tories achieve their ultimate goal the destruction of the NHS , the welfare state and a return to Victorian-style society . |
| 5 | If you do not want to lose the patterns currently in the knitting machine , you can upload them to DesignaKnit and save them on to disk , ready to be downloaded back to the knitting machine when required . |
| 6 | ‘ I do not want to labour the failures of the past but I do want to emphasise that many of the problems that are now being tackled are the legacy of past management failure . ’ |
| 7 | Olszewski was cited as saying that the new coalition did not want to overthrow the authorities and was not oriented towards a putsch . |
| 8 | Olszewski was cited as saying that the new coalition did not want to overthrow the authorities and was not oriented towards a putsch . |
| 9 | Assistant chief leisure services officer Mick Hannon said the Council did not want to replace the competitions already being held . |
| 10 | He does not want to say the words out loud . |
| 11 | The polls show that about 70 per cent of American troops do not want to risk the lives of American troops to achieve such goals . |
| 12 | You will not want to leave the needles in holding position so you must learn how to return them , since this will give you the reverse of the shaping . |
| 13 | A gently sloping edge or ramp leading into the water is vital if you do not want to endanger the hedgehogs that visit your garden . |
| 14 | ‘ We do not want to fight the Syrians any more , ’ he said . |
| 15 | It is no wonder that the right hon. and learned Member for Monklands , East does not want to hear the facts about Government spending on science and technology . |
| 16 | ‘ I do not want to know the details . |
| 17 | It does not surprise me that the Minister does not want to know the facts . |
| 18 | We do not want to diminish the opportunities of local people to consult on the plans , and I do not believe that we have cut corners in the way that the hon. Gentleman implied . |
| 19 | ‘ You do n't want to let the cops walk all over you , ’ he growled . |
| 20 | He did n't want to let the kids down . |
| 21 | I do n't want to detail the mistakes I made and quite clearly I have done things quite differently the second time around — otherwise , I 'd probably have been out of a job again at Sheffield Wednesday . |
| 22 | After all , we do n't want to put the passengers off their lobster Thermidor , do we ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Basic computer keyboard skills have to be there — we would n't want to go the lengths of having to train them on that — but training on our specialist software means bringing them in for a week and we 'll probably bring them in every three months to keep updating them . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ No wonder Shrub did n't want to take the geese any closer . ’ |
| 25 | The Ballerina series comprises three eating apples , all derived from ‘ Golden Delicious ’ which maybe accounts for their unremarkable flavour , and a very attractive crab called ‘ Maypole ’ which can be left to grow as tall as you like if you do n't want to pick the fruits . |
| 26 | We 're new boys in town , do n't want to upset the locals , now , do we . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I do n't want to criticise the officials and we have to abide by what they say , but from where we were sitting it looked like a strange decision . ’ |
| 28 | If the Labour Party , if the Labour Party want our money then we want some influence and we do n't , and we , and if they do n't want to represent the views of our members they can do without our money . |
| 29 | Tailors ' labels usually are n't printed — the name is generally woven in ; They were n't taking any chances — they did n't want to risk the clothes being identified if anything went wrong . " |
| 30 | I do n't want to touch the girls ' bodies . |