Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [pers pn] want hear " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think they want to hear something encouraging and uplifting . ’ |
| 2 | I mean , it 's , it 's , I really do feel on these tendency to come on all the reports , I think we want , I think we want to hear that jobs and wages will undoubtedly go up , it 's erm this is absolutely inevitable that wages will go up and rise in the situation . |
| 3 | ‘ I think you want to hear what I have to say , ’ he told her . |
| 4 | They say to others what we believe they want to hear , or refrain from saying what we believe they do not want to hear . |
| 5 | They 're rude and indifferent , and when they 're not being rude and indifferent they 're licking your boots and telling you what they think you want to hear . ’ |