Example sentences of "want [to-vb] [pron] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | D' you want to see me in prison ? ’ |
| 2 | The Czech government does not want to see lots of companies go under because of a new bankruptcy law . |
| 3 | She certainly would n't want to drive them to London . |
| 4 | You 're gon na want to support someone in groups are n't you ? |
| 5 | You 're gon na want to support someone in groups with the changes coming on board , know what I mean ? |
| 6 | We did not want to exclude ourselves from membership ; but we could not accept such an automatic commitment . |
| 7 | I tried again , saying we were trying to decide how many of us could get to this wedding and we wanted to look smart , but the only response was that he did n't want to hear anything about weddings , thank you . |
| 8 | We do n't want to hear anything about Janet having trouble with her bike and Janet a powerful young woman or riding the race of her life , or any do n't want |
| 9 | Still , going back to my original point , if Sterland was declared fit , would anyone want to play him above Kelly ? |
| 10 | I did n't want to embarrass you in front of your grandson — ’ |
| 11 | I did n't want to do it at school or at home . |
| 12 | He did not want to do it in front of the crowd . |
| 13 | Do you have any guidelines , as I do n't want to do lots of work , only to find they do n't like them ? |
| 14 | Since Novell 's fiscal year closed on October 31 , Univel did n't want to do anything to louse things up for Novell . |
| 15 | You do n't want to leave it to Veronica ? |
| 16 | Tom will want to check for proteinuria and test your reflexes , but even if those things are normal he and Dr Greene may want to pop you in hospital for a while . ’ |
| 17 | It would be dangerous pinning Ebert down and he did n't want to put her at risk . |
| 18 | Greeks with money do not want to put it into building factories . |
| 19 | I mean do n't you want to put it on bricks ? |
| 20 | I do n't want to put you in danger . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ That 's all very well , ’ Sophie said unhappily , ‘ but we do n't want to confine ourselves to household pets , do we , Joanna ? ’ |
| 22 | If sentences , such as those in ( 32 ) , are not ungrammatical , it is still very unlikely that anyone will ever want to use them in practice : ( 32 ) Burke murdered many citizens dead the fire burned many priceless tomes burnt However , there are plenty of others where the state is less immediately predictable , and of course examples have already been given in ( 1 ) , ( 10 ) , ( 13 ) and so on . |
| 23 | I do n't want to keep them in containers . |
| 24 | Did she really want to believe herself in love with a man like that ? |
| 25 | Tells you about your chain and your clusters and things , and it says do you want to convert them into files . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm staying with a friend and it 's even more cramped than your sister 's flat , ’ he said politely , and Claudia repressed a smile ; Denzil 's flat had plenty of room , but she was glad Roman did n't want to share it with Dana . |
| 27 | ‘ We do n't particularly want to protect him from infection . |
| 28 | Marina always wrapped things so you did n't want to spoil them by opening . |
| 29 | And I did n't want to trouble you at work . |
| 30 | I let the twins use their money on drugs because I do n't want to turn them into thieves — ’ he paused , ‘ or hookers . |