Example sentences of "want [to-vb] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the partnership agreement itself it should perhaps not be made too easy for partners to leave , though in practice , of course , an unhappy or unsatisfied partner is a liability whom the firm will usually want to see depart at the earliest convenient time . |
| 2 | He did n't want to sit gossiping in the kitchen with that old slob of a cousin . |
| 3 | The aim is to have about three suits per series — I certainly do n't want to come prancing on every week in something different , but neither do I want people to groan when they see me in the same old suit . |
| 4 | what did you want to do go in a central caravan or what ? |
| 5 | ‘ The hotel looked good — particularly the room service — but I do n't think I 'd want to have gone through the other things that happened to Kevin unless I had 50,000 policeman and 20,000 doctors with me to make sure I was okay . ’ |
| 6 | I do n't want to have to go into the city every week for it . |
| 7 | She did n't want to have to think of the consequences of it . |
| 8 | it seems to me that often , especially with this committee er start at half ten we get to about half twelve and everyone starts shuffling and think of their lunch and often not so much recently , but in , in , in , over the last five years there have been issues I think it almost left you on because it was so close to lunch , er and people did n't then want to have to break for an hour , hour and a half and then come back , whereas if you start at two fifteen erm I think it 's easier to go on till half four , five seems to be to go to this psychological one o'clock barrier , seems to er upset people greatly agitation and er their argument is th th that er that in the afternoon |
| 9 | They did n't want to have to break in a newcomer . |
| 10 | But you do n't want to have to look at a woman too much — it 's too romantic . ’ |
| 11 | She was very , she did n't really want to get rid of the baby , not really , I think I think perhaps somebody had put the idea into her head you 've got enough children you should n't have any more . |
| 12 | Because I do n't want to get smacked in the mouth . ’ |
| 13 | you did n't want to collect arrived with the frost . |
| 14 | However , there are times when the taxpayer will want to become domiciled in the United Kingdom . |