Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] want [pers pn] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let him be Gazza — you should n't want him to be anyone else . |
| 2 | I also told her that there was no guarantee that she would come up with the answer the first time she was regressed , as this would be a new experience for her and her ever-protective subconscious would not want her to be upset in any way . |
| 3 | Silas would not want me to be in a room where somebody such as yourself could have an ear pressed to the wall . |
| 4 | ‘ You would n't want me to be vain . |
| 5 | I knew he would n't want me to be pushy and , hard though it was , I decided to wait until the end of the week and then invite him round for dinner . |
| 6 | ‘ Would n't want them to be teaching us . |
| 7 | Since I 've recently had my car radio stolen I 'm quite in favour of them not being sold at the car boot sales perhaps somebody would like to returns it to me but erm , the , you know , I 'm er you know they do need some restr , some legislation but I would n't want them to be legislated out of existence . |
| 8 | ‘ And I would n't want him to be associated in any way with what happened here last season . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm fond of old Jack , I would n't want him to be hurt , ’ she would say with a sigh when we discussed the difficulties of meeting her current lover without Jack finding out . |
| 10 | I would n't want you to be nervous , but I like touching you . |
| 11 | ‘ Since you 're a visitor here , I would n't want you to be hurt by Rune 's thoughtlessness . |
| 12 | ‘ I would n't want you to be frightened at night , ’ I said . |
| 13 | I would n't want it to be misconstrued . |
| 14 | I think it 's I 'm not convinced about it because I think there 's s some people would , do n't , will not want it to be , to be involved in violence I , I would n't think . |