Example sentences of "[adv] want [prep] [be] [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He thinks about whether he really wants to be doing this with his life at all . |
| 2 | ‘ The players do n't want to be leaving this country in disguise . |
| 3 | Lee Doherty summed it up afterwards when he said : ‘ We 'll settle for the 3–1 win , but you would n't want to be watching that kind of football every week . |
| 4 | She did n't want to be having this conversation . |
| 5 | In fact , she did n't want to be having any conversation with him . |
| 6 | ‘ We do n't want to be giving these things away for publicity reasons , ’ a company spokesman told New Scientist last week . |
| 7 | Anybody else wanting to be talking last day of term , it might be worthwhile now . |