Example sentences of "want [verb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is a particular shame for Neil because there were far worse things going on in the game but some people only want to see the dark side of him . |
| 2 | well we 've erm we 've erm we 've been rather tempted by the west coast er I personally want to see the Grand Canyon and erm I 'd like to see San Francisco so the package which is being offered to the Boots Association with whom we 've been away several times and we lo we like it as , as a , as a background because you 've got a rough idea , you know , the people you 're going with |
| 3 | " We want to see the Chief Rabbit , " said Hazel . |
| 4 | Some " birds " nests are hemispherical , but only on the inside ; you must cut a honeycomb with a sharp knife if you want to see the accurate hexagons of its construction ; the geometry of spiders ' webs is astonishing but much less regular than it at first appears . |
| 5 | Leading the first contingent will be Japan and Norway , which want to see the current moratorium on commercial whaling lifted . |
| 6 | I want to see the right kind of deal for electricity consumers in Northern Ireland . |
| 7 | Novels are much more difficult to place and from a new writer , publishers normally want to see the whole book . |
| 8 | On a visit to the United States on May 19-21 Kohl , accompanied by Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher , assured his hosts that his government did " not want to see the long-standing Atlantic alliance in any way weakened , still less replaced by a European structure " . |
| 9 | ‘ The only way we can know that people want to see the Fun Factory becoming a success is if they vote with their feet and come to a meeting to show their support . ’ |
| 10 | I want to see the National Health Service properly financed ’ . |
| 11 | Thus we want to see the representational role of the newly juxtaposed elements as recognisably preserved within , and thereby helping to determine the new representational role of , the new signal in which they occur . |
| 12 | We want to see the British standard on vehicle security adopted as a compulsory European Community directive . |
| 13 | Only if you want to go the whole way and produce typeset quality data will you ever need to consider anything better than VGA . |
| 14 | Sooner or later I want to acquire the full range of British birds of prey , and the next bird I hope to work with is a goshawk . |
| 15 | President , colleagues , I am so proud and honoured to receive this gold badge , more so because this is the award given to me by you President , I do want to thank a number of people I also want to thank the regional secretary , Steve , who thank you , Steven , for your support and guidance . |
| 16 | And you put up with his way of making decisions for you , even if , one day , you wake up and want to wear the green skirt he hates , watch Morse which he ca n't stand … |
| 17 | Those who want to preserve the British coal industry point to the irony of the situation : just as technology is finding ways to make coal a cheaper , cleaner source of energy , British pits are closing down . |
| 18 | We want to preserve the special character of our old town and city centres . |
| 19 | We want to restore the good image of football . |
| 20 | That 's jobs , that 's where you you say you want to support the private sector and the building trade to bring more jobs . |
| 21 | If we want to support the United Nations in its role and in the reorganisations that we have suggested , it is essential that we vote the means for that as well as talking about it . |
| 22 | We want to catch the floating voters and show that a vote for the Liberal Democrats is a vote wasted as it would help put Mr Kinnock in at No 10 . ’ |
| 23 | If you want to know the real effects of International Monetary Fund policies , this is the place to find out . |
| 24 | The supporters are not happy with that , they want to know the real truth and well , so do I in a way , because I do n't really know . |
| 25 | In turn , clients ' expectations are growing ; they are more informed , more knowledgeable about the process , much more likely to adopt an open style , and want to know the key facts , expecting a high level of overall professionalism . |
| 26 | If you want to know the correct way to squat , then just watch a child of two or three because they are doing it all the time . |
| 27 | In an American context , E. D. Hirsch has remarked on a similar conflict of interest between students who want to know the basic meanings of texts , in their historical contexts , and junior academics who believe there are no basic meanings , only a multiplicity of interpretations . |
| 28 | But I want to know the precise details . |
| 29 | Ungraph is a software package for scientists , CAD specialists , financial analysts and other who want to know the numeric coordinates of graphs , charts and drawings with user-selected precision . |
| 30 | Which corner you choose may also depend on where you want to position the cold water cistern . |