Example sentences of "[noun] want [pos pn] [noun sg] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now councillors anxiously looking for ways to save money want his pay to be cut . |
| 2 | The gipsy leader wanted his grandchild to be born in northern England , surrounded by the Plunkett family and friends . |
| 3 | But our God wants His church to be a place where the Holy Spirit is able to increase those three , steadily and thoroughly , and so we can pray with Paul : |
| 4 | Last year , opinion polls found only 10% of Ukrainians wanting their country to be nuclear-armed . |
| 5 | Usually , in doing so , they set up alternative signals : that this tent , this stretch of street , this canteen , this waiting-room , is where this different kind of artist wants his work to be seen . |
| 6 | She says the trip was badly organised , and that her companion wanted their friendship to be more than platonic . |
| 7 | And , our research shows that the audience wants their news to be there when they want it — to cover major events when they happen — or to give an update on whatever is new that hour . |
| 8 | Only 100 or so family and close friends were at the graveside , visible from the garden of the family home , to hear the Rev Russell McLarty of St Paul 's Church , Provanmill , say that Arthur Thompson 's children wanted their father to be remembered as a kind and generous man who loved life and took great pleasure from his family and grandchildren . |
| 9 | Generally the reader wants his narrator to be upright , decent , honest , and not prone to the lusts that plague other people — never ourselves . |
| 10 | The majority party want their leader to be successful and party loyalty is an important force within the British system . |