Example sentences of "we want a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We want a pure boy that we can hold to our bosoms and we get a kind of … |
| 2 | We want a prompt inquiry . |
| 3 | We want a new union to be formed which will represent the interests of everyone . |
| 4 | I think we even heard the cry , we want a minimum , we want a minimum wage , and everyone knows what that would do to the unemployment figures . |
| 5 | After all , if we want a representative sample of university students we may already know how they are distributed between departments or faculties and random methods , being based on chance , might now and then produce samples heavily biased towards one faculty . |
| 6 | He added : ‘ We still want to stay in Britain , but we want a decent place to live in . ’ |
| 7 | If we want a decent meal , we 'll have to do it ourselves . |
| 8 | We want a straight answer to a straight question . |
| 9 | ‘ We want a long-term relationship . ’ |
| 10 | When we want a neutral word it will be ‘ analysing ’ ( or ‘ analysis ’ ) . |
| 11 | We want a well-lit neighbourhood . |
| 12 | Well he , he did n't really say a lot , er they asked him a question and er he , he just turned round and said er we hope , we hope it 's er a peaceful solution , that er virtually saying he hoped it did n't come to war , and Christine turned round and said ‘ yes we want a peaceful solution ’ . |
| 13 | It seems , then , that the list of linguistic features to be counted is indefinitely large , if we want a quantitative description of a text to have a fine enough mesh to catch the linguistic details which contribute to readers " feeling for differences of style . |
| 14 | We want a major presence that corresponds to the size of that market . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ But we do n't need a fucking abortionist , ’ I 'd said , ‘ we want a bloody mid-wife . ’ |
| 16 | Martin Smith , of Brighton Kemptown , protested : ‘ We want a Labour government , but that does not mean to say that we are going to meekly accept inadequate policies and an economic policy that is doomed to failure . ’ |
| 17 | We , the people who 'll have the next generation of children , we want a better world than the one we 've got from all of you ! |
| 18 | Liberal Democrat Peter Bergg said yesterday : ‘ We want a regional assembly although we have n't said where it will be yet . |
| 19 | No well we might well it might be that we say we want a combined party , I do n't know , |
| 20 | We want a single tier of local authority in each area . |
| 21 | A Chilean spokesman argued that " we want a pollution-free Antarctica , but we also want a useful Antarctica , not a frozen museum protected under a glass case " . |
| 22 | We want a national curriculum which is above and beyond the suspicion of party politics . |
| 23 | I could do about six different costing forms , so it 's not like you could have a yellow wallet , because , presumably he 's saying we want a yellow wallet with enquiry form , a costing form , and that is as far as you could have it anyway . |
| 24 | We want a modernising society , which uses science and technology to bequeath clear seas and fresh air to future generations . |
| 25 | We want a fast link between the north and south of this country . |
| 26 | They made enquiries from the Woolwich , and they said no , we ca n't accept this savings plan , we want a proper endowment policy . |
| 27 | Yeah , but we want a proper greenhouse do n't have one in the stock room do you ? |
| 28 | We want a quiet Christmas . |