Example sentences of "n't want [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You do n't want socks then ? ’ |
| 2 | I do n't want favours . |
| 3 | ‘ You wo n't be needing those — I do n't want curls today . ’ |
| 4 | They play back the problems symbolically in style , and style alone ca n't bridge the gap between contradictory responses : — ‘ I do n't want blacks ’ , said one skin . |
| 5 | No , you do n't want friends like these , Steven . |
| 6 | I do n't want restrictions ; I do n't want controls , ’ Mr Mason said . |
| 7 | I do n't want restrictions ; I do n't want controls , ’ Mr Mason said . |
| 8 | We do n't want Americans to think we are n't hospitable , and besides , she 's bound to be lying there thinking of sex , poor little thing , and it 'll be all wet and hairy , and so deliciously — ’ |
| 9 | In strong winds we do n't want beginners to be overpowered and so we reduce the sail area , that 's known as reefing . |
| 10 | People here do n't want downers , they want kicks . |
| 11 | No , this was their home ; they did n't want strangers to disturb them at 29 Champney Road . |
| 12 | And who of us has never made a phone call we did n't want others to overhear ? |
| 13 | ‘ We do n't want members to spend lots of money . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ We do n't want members to spend a lot of money , ’ he says . |
| 15 | Just to add to what 's been said erm there , there have been some points raised er along the lines I 've mentioned and as a result of that erm it is felt that erm notification to members who are not on the application sub-committee of applications which affect their ward area could be improved and that is er I hope to be the subject of a report to the next meeting of the Application Sub-Committee , so that er matter i is something which is , which is being picked up and will be considered by that sub-committee but it does give me the opportunity to say that erm the definition of a complaint i is certainly not a precise one and I certainly would n't want members of this committee to feel that I was being complacent er as a result of there only being three complaints that we received . |
| 16 | I know you will say and I will support you , that we really do n't want members bringing up detailed points like that at this committee . |
| 17 | There are even rumours of near miracles he accomplished , such as the conversion of a foul-mouthed old alcoholic , hurt in the Marcasse pit disaster , who told him in no uncertain terms to clear off , he did n't want rosary-mumblers around him , and then was converted by Vincent 's sanctity . |
| 18 | Some refuse to allow visits from their wives ; they will say they do n't want letters , to be reminded of birthdays , nor sent a Christmas card . |
| 19 | Yes I have n't got anything else except t tins , and you do n't want tins on a Sunday do you ? |
| 20 | Well I , I went to a psychiatrist once looking for a self-help group cos I did n't want tablets or anything I just wanted somebody I could talk to . |
| 21 | Well I do n't want teeth like that . |
| 22 | you could of seriously because they want , they do n't want models like that erm |
| 23 | ‘ We do n't want girls ’ , prospective employers were reported as saying , ‘ unless they are pretty ’ . |
| 24 | In fact , I 'd reject every plan handed in today — on the grounds that we do n't want railways operated by skin-of-the-teeth men . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ People in the south do n't want lectures from us about population growth , ’ growled a letter in the Guardian . |
| 26 | However it is possible to request a villa close to the centre if you do n't want wheels . |
| 27 | It was awfully sporting of IBM Corp to set up consultancy , systems integration and facilities management ventures in an attempt to put to profitable use the surplus skills of so many of its employees , and only curmudgeons asked if IBMers were actually the right people for the job : sad to say , the curmudgeons were right , and according to Computerworld , the head of the new IBM Consulting Group in White Plains , New York , Robert Howe , says that it is having to hire people from the likes of Andersen Consulting and Coopers & Lybrand , because as he told the paper , ‘ we 've tried IBMers , but frankly we 've had to send some home — some IBM people did n't get the notion of the service business — they did n't understand that we did n't want administrators and middle managers ’ . |
| 28 | ‘ I want to get three or four more experienced lads in their mid-20s to help bring on the youngsters but I do n't want players who are 30 . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I do n't want players knocking on my door to talk about new deals . |
| 30 | Anne Lennox and Liz Weeks told how the new crisis has ‘ opened old wounds ’ and said : ‘ We would n't want families of British servicemen to go through the pain we had to endure . ’ |