Example sentences of "thing they [verb] be [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They do n't mind helping you out getting the diverts in the right position , because the last thing they want is to put the calls through to the wrong person . |
| 2 | They lose their teeth and hair , they forget the names of their families , and the only thing they want is to die . |
| 3 | Their names were Donald , Ian and Hugo , and they told us that they were extremely grateful for all the food but that the last thing they wanted was to put us in any danger : they begged us not to come again because there would almost certainly be someone in the village who would denounce us to the Germans or the Fascists . |
| 4 | When you go into hospital the first thing they do is to stick a scalpel or a needle into the burns and if it hurts it 's not that bad . |
| 5 | It is not surprising therefore , to find Tim Devlin quoting the harassed teacher as saying , ‘ The worst thing they did was to ignore you completely . ’ |
| 6 | He said : ‘ Many of them were aware of him and the job he does , but the first thing they did was to rush over and ask him for his autograph . ’ |
| 7 | Asylum Aid , which represents immigrants who 're seeking refuge in Britain , says the last thing they need is to spend more time behind bars . |