Example sentences of "want [to-vb] about [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a handy program for anyone who needs to send a large variety of business letters and who does n't want to faff about thinking of the right thing to say . |
| 2 | Erm , women do n't just want to write about knitting , erm |
| 3 | ‘ No I do n't want to write about Englishness . |
| 4 | You do n't want to write about people who are successful . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't give a damn for what is fashionable , ’ he said , ‘ and I do n't want to write about characters just because they 're fashionable types . |
| 6 | We know much more than anyone could possibly want to know about Bill and Hillary 's sex life er than we do er about prospects for economic recovery and this has happened to successive American presidents and it happens in part because in the U S the president and his family , and it has been a his so far , the president and his family take the part , not only the part played in England by the prime minister , but also the part played by the monarchy . |
| 7 | ‘ Do you want to know about Tara ? ’ |
| 8 | They did want to know about Somalia . |
| 9 | They did want to know about Europe . |
| 10 | Not only will you want to know about basics like salaries and pensions , but you will also want to find out as much as possible about the firm and its product and methods . |
| 11 | The kids did n't want to know about life outside Battle Creek . |
| 12 | ‘ Why do you want to know about chinchilla ? |
| 13 | for instance , you may want to know about training , holidays or canteen facilities ( see p. 27 on gathering background information ) ; |
| 14 | Perhaps the relationship is still continuing , but the boyfriend does not want to know about pregnancy . |
| 15 | I guess they 'll want to know about schools , qualifications etc but is there a particular order in which these should be presented ? ? |
| 16 | Why do you want to know about Commander Zadak ? ’ |
| 17 | They DID want to know about Yugoslavia . |
| 18 | I do n't want to know about men , really . |
| 19 | I do n't want to know about Paula , what ? |
| 20 | I do n't want to worry about sheds for now . |
| 21 | … and anything you want to know about Shell |
| 22 | If you want to know about Donegal music , they 're the boys to tell you . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ You want to know about Jeopardy ? |
| 24 | All right four double one two double two to call Radio Nottingham 's Action Line if you want to know any more about Fast Forward and the courses available there and how you can get on them or if you want to know about A T O Training as well four double one two double two and try and call Action Line before four o'clock this afternoon if you can . |
| 25 | Sample this crucial guide to everything you want to know about sex with these questions from SHE readers who were n't afraid to ask . |
| 26 | Without turning round he said in a harsh voice : ‘ If you want to know about Inez , Mr Wycliffe , you must ask Sara , the two of them lived in the same house for nearly twelve years . |
| 27 | Ms Devonald said : ‘ The competition will help the young people to say what they want to know about smoking , which will help them and other classes in the school to be better informed about smoking . ’ |
| 28 | What you really want to know is what men always want to know about women , namely would she , if asked , and if not , why not . |
| 29 | Now I want to know about Charlie Hatton . ’ |
| 30 | He says it may be worth up to nine thousand pounds , and it 's also valuable to historians who want to know about Iron Age society . |