Example sentences of "[pers pn] want this [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( I am reminded of a passage in a book by Doris Lessing , where she says : ‘ I want this court to condemn Volyen utterly , root and branch , for failing to instruct its young in the rules that its own psychologists and anthropologists have extracted from research and study : for failing to arm its youth with information that would enable it — the youth — to resist being swept away with any system of ideas that happens to be available ’ . ) |
| 2 | I think to have a specific goal in mind like ‘ OK , I want this song to make someone feel sad ’ is useless . |
| 3 | I want this Parliament to continue to be the forum of our nation and I believe that the vast majority of our people share my wish . |
| 4 | I want this voyage to last forever . |
| 5 | I have a goal for LASMO — I want this company to continue to grow and to be more profitable . |
| 6 | ‘ I want this chamber guarded closely ! ’ the regent ordered . |
| 7 | I want this thing settled . |
| 8 | ‘ I want this room cleaned , and I want a warm bath got ready for Mrs Duncan . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I want this prison running perfectly for these visitors , ’ he said . |
| 10 | Then I want this lot livened up . ’ |
| 11 | If I said , I want this job done in two hours . |
| 12 | Ah this is no good , I want this job done erm in four hours . |
| 13 | I want this morning to consider the effect of some of those issues on our planet and particularly on our atmosphere , and I begin by considering the ozone layer . |
| 14 | I want this matter investigated . |
| 15 | I want this matter cleared up . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I want this feeling to go away , that 's all , ’ he said primly . |
| 17 | He just said , ‘ I want this place cleaned up in forty minutes . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Unless you want this man strangled , do n't give me his address , ’ he muttered harshly . |
| 19 | If you want this constitution ratified I ca n't go back to my people and say you 're giving up all your independence , there 's a new national government which is gon na decide everything . |
| 20 | He stressed : ‘ We want this money to circulate and develop . |
| 21 | If he says , Oh well , this is n't a rush job , we want this job to take twice as long as usual . |
| 22 | If he comes up and he says , Well we want this job done in a quarter of the time . |
| 23 | He says , We want this job done in a tenth of the time . |
| 24 | ‘ I 've since had quite a number of first division chairmen clearly indicating they did not consider it a final offer and that they want this thing settled , ’ said Taylor . |