Example sentences of "want [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I do n't want to miss a second of it .
2 I did n't want to miss a trick .
3 He did not want to miss a word .
4 Andy 's form is exceptional and he has waited such a long time to make the jersey his own that he will not want to miss a game . ’
5 But we would not want to miss an opportunity or to court a refusal , ’ he said .
6 And we did not want to miss the opportunity of having such a wonderful day , complete with the white wedding car .
7 You do n't want to miss the surprise ! ’
8 I do n't want to miss the start of the big picture . ’
9 But I suppose if you do n't want to miss the start you could just go straight in . ’
10 I had to go — I had a meeting in town and I did n't want to miss the train .
11 I was in a hurry to catch the tube — it was the rush hour — I did n't want to miss the train — Cedric … you see , Cedric was waiting — ’
12 ‘ It would be wrong to anticipate the conclusions of the inquiry but I do want to assure the public that this matter is a cause of great concern to the Prison Service and that all aspects of the escape , including the role played by prison staff , will be very carefully examined . ’
13 Do you want to borrow the car and return it later ? ’
14 But why anyone would want to carry a bike up a mountain on their shoulder for the pleasure of being able to bump about on it for tiny , short stretches of flat ridge was completely beyond me .
15 This removes some of the flexibility ( you need a mains socket ) , the portability ( the LAN adaptor itself may fit into your pocket , but you would n't want to carry a mains adaptor too ) , and the tidiness ( the power lead means yet another bit of wire at the back of your PC ) .
16 She had saved up for such a long time and did n't want to carry a load of coins around .
17 Having said that , if you do have top-quality black and white photographs , then include one with the press releases to the national newspapers ; they may want to carry the story but have no time to find a photograph themselves .
18 Frodo the Ring bearer does not really want to carry the Ring and offers it to the elf-queen Galadriel .
19 We do not want to carry the image of middle age in other people 's eyes , nor do we wish to think of ourselves as getting old .
20 You can see why he did n't want to acknowledge a family connection with someone who was convicted of murder .
21 If he did want to mount an exhibition of his work — and she was starting to believe that that too had been a lie , just part of some overall strategy — then he 'd have to find someone else to organise it .
22 The middle-aged may want to preserve an order they are accustomed to , or perhaps their careers .
23 It is not clear to what degree the kinship defenders would want to preserve the link with biological parents who are in no way the psychological parents as well — that is , how much they value the blood tie as such .
24 Alternatively , however , you may want to emphasise the point that actual readers are unlikely to respond all in the same way , especially readers differing in gender , class , age , ethnicity or some other aspect of social identity .
25 This does give Europe the possibility of a role , perhaps in bringing the war to an end , when unwise forces in Washington may want to continue the war too long , and also to play a role in clearing up the mess afterwards , although its going to be a terrifying mess .
26 You may be using some particular part in the spreadsheet that you consider to be unusual , er you may want to include a page reference , so that er , you can understand it again
27 Even the smallest plot will have sufficient room for a small table and chairs , You may also want to include a barbecue .
28 When people employ a builder to repair their house , they will probably want to agree a price beforehand .
29 Thus workers and managers will want to agree the wage rate for the coming year .
30 ‘ I do n't want to lose a moment of the time I 'm allowed to visit you , ’ I said .
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