Example sentences of "i want [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't want to be a society lady any more , but I 'm not quite sure whether I want journalism to be my life 's work . |
| 2 | ‘ I want society to be changed , so that such an affront to civilized behaviour will no longer be tolerated ! ’ |
| 3 | I want sand for babies to play on , ’ stated Klynton , while Henry admitted , ‘ I do n't like big boys climbing up the slide . ’ |
| 4 | So , that 's the er , I want cover in the next section . |
| 5 | I want play on the bikes |
| 6 | I want success for Chelsea more than anything and we need to win another major trophy . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Theo , I want money for the trip to Amsterdam ; if I have but just enough , I will go . |
| 8 | Yeah I want money for Andrew 's trainers . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll take them both , but I want discount for buying two at once , mind . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I want help in obtaining a divorce and gaining the best possible arrangements for me and my children ’ . |
| 11 | ‘ No , ’ he corrected her brusquely , ‘ I want breakfast in five minutes . |
| 12 | I want stuff on the TV that keeps people interested … that 's real drama … with peaks and troughs , unexpected twists and turns . |
| 13 | ‘ I want double for shoeing that horse because it 's a bad one . ’ |
| 14 | I want time with you . |
| 15 | Now I want control of as much as I can cope with . |
| 16 | Power : that 's it , I want power over my life . |
| 17 | I want football in the garden . |
| 18 | ‘ I want co-operation between you and the officers . |
| 19 | We can go easy on him with the questions , but I want Nate to be impressed . |
| 20 | Erm er it 's er it 's obviously annoying for me personally , er but the worst thing about it is that it can be done at the drop of a hat , you say , I want information on X. and they say , Yes we can provide . |
| 21 | I 'm sure if ever the occasion arises when I want advice on insurance , you 're the first person I 'll come to . ’ |
| 22 | Oh I want card for run and I bet I ca n't bloody do owt with this lot . |
| 23 | I want all this to be in the open , to be accepted , I want truth to be told . |
| 24 | I want corroboration from central office . ’ |
| 25 | I want justice to be done . |
| 26 | because I wanted gravy on the chicken so he had a good taste |
| 27 | Naturally , I wanted Mum to be at the first night , and Dad too . |
| 28 | When I wanted publicity for a young persons ' trip to London , arranged to allow them to talk to MPs of all parties , your paper did not publish the Press release . |
| 29 | I wanted mother to be sitting waiting for me with cakes in the oven and ready to listen to my tales of school . |
| 30 | I was thinking of doing a teddy but I thought I wanted sort of one , two or three things do n't you on the bottom ? |