Example sentences of "want [to-vb] [pers pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You probably do n't want to see me this morning , but I 've a good reason for being here . |
| 2 | Had she been asked that minute what her exact feelings were , she might have said , I have done what I can for Andrée , if she 's going to blow cold again , if she does n't want to see me any more , vogue la galère , I shall have to survive , I shall . |
| 3 | But she smiled again and said , " I 'd understand if you did n't want to see me any more , " and looked down , away from him , at her feet . |
| 4 | He had seen fear , and bravery , too , and savagery and oppression , homes burned down , wheels smashed off carts and farm implements so that the land could not be cultivated , crops ruined — he had seen it spread everywhere and he did n't want to see it any more . |
| 5 | Your old friends — your real friends — do n't want to see you any more . |
| 6 | He said that if I found out , I would want to kill them both . |
| 7 | ‘ We 've given a lot of blood , sweat and tears and I do n't just want to pass it all on for somebody else to inherit . |
| 8 | I want to see them all do the best they can , because they deserve it . |
| 9 | I want to see you both happy . ’ |
| 10 | Parissien acknowledges another benefit : ‘ the bottom line , for those who want to see it that way , is that the course is also a guide to how to put money onto a house , rather than take it off . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Ladies and gentlemen , this will be our last meeting before the big day and I want to thank you all for your co-operation , ’ Mrs Grindlewood-Gryke shouted above the noise . |
| 12 | ‘ Friends , Romans and countrypersons , ’ Elinor said , ‘ we want to thank you all for your support in these last few difficult weeks . |
| 13 | It wants to kill us all ! ’ |
| 14 | ‘ He wants to see you all . ’ |
| 15 | Want to try it all together |
| 16 | I want to know it all . |
| 17 | ‘ I want to know it all . ’ |
| 18 | He wants to visit them all , while minimising his time on the road . |
| 19 | But I want to hear it all . |
| 20 | Of course I want to hear it all . ’ |
| 21 | Oh it should be covered definitely , I mean I watch I mean you 've got all the extended programmes , I mean last night I watched the nine o'clock news until ten o'clock and then the one o'clock news at dinner time until two and , and erm various things , I mean I think it 's quite enough myself , I mean I 'm speaking as an ex-soldier at seventy years old , and I think well I do n't think really that people necessarily want to hear it all , even the people who 've got people over there . |
| 22 | If you really want to aid us this time round , tell everyone that . |
| 23 | Staff at the school now want to put it all behind them and start again in their new building . |
| 24 | And while I can understand certain people saying that yes , smoking irritates my eyes , my nose , and yes , they 're quite right they are entitled to breathe erm u u unsolid air , if yo if you want to put it that |
| 25 | There are a number of , sort of a dictionary of useful phrases , I mean you actually used one or two just now , and one of the things that we suggest is that people when they 're not under the pressure of being in the studio , which after all for them is alien territory , that they should actually have one or two of these useful phrases which do cover a , a multitude of embarrassing situations , if you want to put it that away . |
| 26 | " If you want to do me any favours , " I said , " maybe you could get me reinstated later , when I 'm better . |
| 27 | Went shopping or whatever , as I say , it , it , it , a couple of days or whatever you feel , if you , if you , if you want to get into it you might find you want to do them all |
| 28 | and say to him so and so and so and so he 'd always answer back and say I want to do it this way |
| 29 | Want to draw them all do you ? |
| 30 | I er I nearly fell through the floor a little while ago I was British Gas people and one of them living with this lady and I want to give her half of my lump sum , how can I do to avoid er to effect her income tax or inheritance tax thinking in terms of the inheritance tax limit of a hundred and fifty thousand I said , Well would you mind telling me about how much it will be ? |