Example sentences of "want [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 There 's a lot to be done if cases are to be taken to court , but the last thing Thames Water will want during the run up to privatisation is a long , drawn out damages claim where the point at issue is the safety of the water in the tap .
2 So if you could try to remember to bring down all the things you 'll want for the day , in the morning … ’
3 I really could n't I would never get the price I 'd want for the alphabet .
4 But I I really could n't I would never get the price I would want for the alphabet .
5 ‘ I want through the churchyard at four , and into the Close from the west side .
6 ‘ Hauptsturmführer Vaughan will remain and test-fly the plane now and as much as he wants for the rest of the day .
7 He 's set up a meeting for tomorrow with his financial boys , and I get the impression he 's very keen , but it 's all down to what he wants for the equity investment and how much I 'm prepared to give him . ’
8 The tricky part will be to squeeze from service industries alone the entire 4% of annual productivity increases that the government wants for the economy as a whole .
9 A popular shift for returning district nurses is the twilight shift — assisting patients into or out of bed — although this may not be what you want for the rest of your life .
10 That 's the sort of colour you want for the top of your is n't it ?
11 If that 's what you want for the museum .
12 I have to get down all the colours or elements I want for the poem .
13 So wh are you saying that all this stuff you want for the admin course , you 're gon na raise money separately or do you want
14 Is this wha what you want for the future ?
15 Things they want for the Christmas party ?
16 If you only want for the effect of being a clown .
17 I think we need to say , okay , in the future , what are we , the town , gon na do , to make this building right for what we want for the town .
18 Erm , if we are asking Mr to look at the long-term viability and the ways of preserving that , those options may be other than option one which was what you moved , and I think it 's rather premature to actually go down a road that says we preserve it in it 's present form with some disposals , when , we are asking for a report for it 's future viability , which may mean complete disposal , or may not , and I think , that , that 's why I 've seconded Mr 's amendment , because it 's right we should wait for that that report to come to property , know the full facts , and then we can make a decision as to which option we want for the County Farms estate .
19 In order to create the Party atmosphere we want for the show , the event will be recorded in front of studio audiences at Central TV 's studios in Nottingham on 13 and 15 December .
20 ‘ But before Derry can be made a major European city it 's important that the people of that place are proud of themselves and their city and know what they want for the city . ’
21 Yes well I think I told him a wrong , you see , there were two there there are two ways of tackling it and I do n't think the way I told him is what they want for the examination purposes , at all !
22 I was just looking at some of the prices they want for the property .
23 ‘ It appears that you are willing to sacrifice what you want for the good of others , ’ he said softly .
24 This will mean harnessing the experience and aspirations of primary health care workers , the epidemiological skills of public health medicine , the expertise and disciplines of academic departments of general practice , the knowledge of social scientists and health economists , the evaluative and facilitative skills of medical advisers , the managerial expertise of family health services authority officers , and the needs and wants of the consumer .
25 Its responsibility is to plan , resource and control the processes involved in converting raw materials and components into the finished goods required to satisfy the needs and wants of the organization 's existing and potential customers .
26 And here , ’ he want behind the altar and took a small bell , ‘ you ring this .
27 If you use a double-sided backdrop place the side you want against the back of the tank .
28 Scales arrived back and it was only then that Wycliffe want into the office .
29 Just scroll along and drag the one you want onto the page .
30 Is this the wee phone you want in the kitchen ?
  Next page