Example sentences of "want [to-vb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyway , Liz is a bit annoyed because she does n't want to lose her no claims bonus . |
| 2 | On the other hand , you wo n't want to input them every time you run the program either . |
| 3 | If the only way to give the drama momentum is to allow through ( 1 ) an emergence of crude competition between the teacher and pupils or through the even cruder ‘ I 'm the baddy not to be trusted ’ approach of ( 4 ) , then she may have to abandon altogether her intention to open up ( 2 ) , the recognition by the townsfolk that here is an official who can not know and indeed who does not want to know what the cost of this decision will be to those of us who are faced with it . |
| 4 | And I would want to know what the health effects were on them of the conditions in which they had to work . |
| 5 | She does not principally want to know what the data signify in themselves but how texts reflect processes of communication , and how and why they were used to organise purposeful action , make valid claims , or to express feelings . |
| 6 | But I do think the minister er should er b be quite clear about that point er because er it may be of crucial importance , not just to the industry , er but also to the public interest who will want to know what the position is so far as er er these matters are concerned . |
| 7 | And if he come along he would want to know who the man 's doctor was . |
| 8 | I only want to see her a moment . ’ |
| 9 | Well , of course , again if you want to see what a neutron or a proton is made of , I mean a neutron is a very small thing and a proton is a very small thing — it 's about ten to the minus thirteen centimetres across . |
| 10 | You , you can have your erm if you were watching a programme and er , I 've done this , erm if you 're watching a programme and you want to see what the weather forecast is er you can have that superimposed on your programme . |
| 11 | — You want to see who the real winner is , then look up there . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ But first I want to promise you a couple of things . |
| 13 | Where an officer wants to see what a new or unconsented discharge consists of , therefore , or where his own judgment suggests that a discharge may be polluting , he turns to his sample bucket , which offers the ultimate means for practical purposes of establishing the kind and degree of pollution . |
| 14 | She wants to see it a family home once again . ’ |
| 15 | I fully accept that if I want to know everything a top luthier knows then I should go away and make a serious study of the subject , but I would be quite happy to read a dedicated magazine each month from which I can learn about what 's new , who 's up to what , what new guitars are like to play etc. etc. and also the meaning of the industry 's technical terminology . |
| 16 | If you want to know what a man is really like , take notice of how he acts when he loses money . |
| 17 | ‘ If you want to know what a word means , ’ said my philosophy tutor , ‘ never look it up in a dictionary . ’ |
| 18 | I want to know what a kill joy is . |
| 19 | IF YOU want to know what the future holds for Europe 's financial markets , the best guess is usually to look at America 's present . |
| 20 | I want to know what the first three digits are . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I expect you want to know what the future has in store , do n't you ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't think I 'm being treated fairly and I want to know what the hell is going on . ’ |
| 23 | I want to know what the difference is , and I want to know whether we need to take action or what ? |
| 24 | If you want to know what the messages are , you have to listen on Tuesday , Wednesday and Thursday next week by the way . |
| 25 | So why put him under the pressure , she sa cos I said , I want to know what the long-term effect of me taking him out of this is , because , effectively I 'm taking him out of something of the system , knowing , he 's going to miss that . |
| 26 | I want to know what the microphone is ? |
| 27 | We want to know who the boss is . ’ |
| 28 | I want to know his every movement for the next two weeks . |
| 29 | I want to know you the way no man has ever known a woman before . ’ |
| 30 | The organisation that calls the general election closest is the one that is most attractive to Tesco or Finefare or whomever it might be when they want to discover what the public thinks of their baked beans . |