Example sentences of "[pers pn] want [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are few places on the globe unmapped , but there are millions of people in the world who have never seen the sea , or mountains , or a desert , or a snow-covered landscape , and many of them want to experience such places because the unknown is one of the great pleasures of travel . |
| 2 | I want to spend more time at home and in my constituency . ’ |
| 3 | Gee , formerly an official with the GMB trade union , said that : " I want to spend less time on administration and more on direct issues which affect people and the planet . " |
| 4 | In ‘ postclassical criminology ’ I want to emphasise this ambiguity much more . |
| 5 | I want to stress this connection between searching for home and finding a tongue , a writing voice , because I believe it to be fundamental to your own writing development . |
| 6 | And I want to stress this morning how essential it is that the link between the Labour Party and the unions be maintained . |
| 7 | I want to use one film as a springboard into these questions — Brief Encounter ( 1945 ) , written by Noel Coward and directed by David Lean . |
| 8 | I want to stop this injustice . |
| 9 | Now I want to include some background music . |
| 10 | Do you think for one minute that I want to live next door to a stinking curry eater or a mugging , drug-dealing , sweaty black rasta ? |
| 11 | I want to thank that girl who spat at her at a bus stop . |
| 12 | And I want to thank those writers with whom solid friendships were formed : Melvyn Bragg , Gordon Burn , Jeremy Paxman , Michael Walsh , Jay Rayner , Colm Toibin and Grub Smith , among others . |
| 13 | He said : ‘ I want to score two goals in the next game with Roma , including one like the one I got against Pescara . ’ |
| 14 | First , however , I want to compare two ways in which we can look at evolution . |
| 15 | that out there it is because at the back of my shed , I want to do some I want to tidy that area up . |
| 16 | I want to see elderly people looked after well and if they can be looked after at home all well and good but of course they need the facilities . |
| 17 | He was telling people how wonderful things would be in the future ; I want to see that future . |
| 18 | It is precisely because I want to see political changes of this kind that I support Home Rule for Scotland . |
| 19 | ‘ There 's a world market of over £100 million a year in clean technology and I want to see British industry winning a much larger share of it . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I want to see this bit of paper — if it exists . |
| 21 | I 've gone off him since I met Tony but we do share a love of mother earth and I want to see this thing through . |
| 22 | ‘ I want to see these insurance companies make clear to their policyholders by how much premiums are being increased , and then to justify their behaviour , ’ said Mr Cook . |
| 23 | More needs to be done and I want to see more focus on this key area of economic policy . ’ |
| 24 | Third I want to tackle real need . |
| 25 | ‘ I want to teach these people to be practical and self-reliant , ’ Edhi said . |
| 26 | I want to create beautiful things — and I know I could . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I want to take another look at the gibbons . |
| 28 | If there are any factual errors ( or , more likely , lies ) I want to take careful note of them , and correct the record later . |
| 29 | Conscious that the fat woman had seated herself on a stack of biscuit tins and was listening avidly , Joe said ‘ Er , I want to take some groceries to an old lady . |
| 30 | ‘ I want to take this opportunity of thanking you , Mr … , and all the doctors and nurses here who have shown so much kindness to me . |