Example sentences of "[noun] want [to-vb] and [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fear of the owl makes the birds want to flee and anger at its obtrusive presence makes them want to attack . |
| 2 | Would you like — d' you think your little girl wants to go and play with — ’ |
| 3 | Count yourself lucky , Mr Thaw , that people want to stop and look at you . |
| 4 | TAKES 25 hectares of pasture that a farmer wants to drain and plough for winter wheat . |
| 5 | None of the children wanted to go and live with their birth parents , but simply to keep contact . |
| 6 | The obvious comparison is with housework : if women want to eat and live in pleasant surroundings they have to cook and clean . |