Example sentences of "want [to-vb] [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I want to know you the way no man has ever known a woman before . ’ |
| 2 | If you want to talk him the number 's o-five-hundred , four-o-four , treble zero . |
| 3 | ‘ You want to sell me the wig back ? |
| 4 | Whatever our conscious reasons ( ’ No , I want to remember him/her the way he/she was ' or ‘ Not in front of the children ’ ) , a dead body is not considered to be spectacle for display in Britain , and the rationale which dictates it can sometimes disguise feelings of embarrassment that such a thing could occur in our death-defying , well-regulated households . |
| 5 | We want to give them the opportunity to put their own language into practice in a genuine effort to communicate . |
| 6 | They want to give them the confidence to grow into caring and hard-working adults who will grasp opportunities and take their responsibilities seriously . |
| 7 | ‘ We want to give him the chance to tell us how this strong criticism of him is not justified . |
| 8 | It 's unfair for another reason : most of the walkers , climbers and cavers that come to the Dales , the Lakes and the mountains come because they love them , because they respect them and care for them and want to keep them the way they are so that the people of the future can enjoy the wildness and the greatness of the earth . |
| 9 | I want to touch you the way no man has ever touched you . |
| 10 | I want to show you the valley . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I want to show you the city that 's made for lovers . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I want to show you the clematis . |
| 13 | I want to tell him the story of my life . |
| 14 | ‘ I want to tell you the truth . |
| 15 | One other letter , while we 're mentioning receipts of things , the report does say that er Environmental Services Committee will be considering this and I have er yesterday received a letter from and I just want to tell you the outcome of that before the actual vote occurs , if there is one . |