Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] want is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile Atkinson laughed off any fears of a hostile reception at Hillsborough and said : ‘ The only extra protection I want is thermal underwear . |
| 2 | Most jobs can be shared , so do n't be put off if the job you want is only advertised as a full-time one . |
| 3 | ‘ The lad you want is under lock and key , ’ said Cadfael , dismayed . |
| 4 | Do n't become frustrated if the particular book or journal you want is not on the shelf where you 'd expect to find it , just when you want it . |
| 5 | The easiest way to find the record you want is to identify each record with a number , like an account number . |
| 6 | For so many old people the only Christmas gift they want is our presence and not our presents . |
| 7 | The distance you want is the perpendicular distance to the line , not the distance you would travel to the line if you stayed on the same heading . |
| 8 | The variable we want is the radius of the circle R . |
| 9 | There are no real limits , other than disk storage , to the number of sizes and styles you could produce using Fontware but it can be very frustrating to find that the size you want is n't there and have to go back to the font compiler to produce it . |
| 10 | We 're going there because the door we want is there . |
| 11 | The man they want is Nottingham Forest 's dynamic Irishman Roy Keane . |
| 12 | We are determined to make it work — the last thing I want is to be a laughing stock among local farmers if I fail . ’ |
| 13 | The last thing I want is to impale this dancing , living creature upon the stake of meaning . |
| 14 | The last thing I want is for the case to be closed . |
| 15 | Lewis said yesterday : ‘ The last thing I want is to get the title outside the ring . |
| 16 | The last thing I want is to upset him or the family — I ca n't bear hurting people — but I 'm harmless ; you can tell him that ! ’ |
| 17 | The last thing I want is for them to be used as pawns in political games of chess to suit the personal ambitions of politicians . |
| 18 | ‘ The first thing I want is a bath , ’ said Kenichi Horie after coming ashore on the southern island of Okinawa . |
| 19 | When you get called out at 2am and it 's pouring with rain , the last thing you want is a car that wo n't start . |
| 20 | I would n't put it into a company where the profit record was likely to be poor , because the last thing you want is for the share price to be lower than the option exercise price ’ . |
| 21 | It 's going to be a very emotional day and the last thing you want is panda eyes ! |
| 22 | The last thing you want is to start an involved conversation because when you come to do it for real , it can all seem a bit stale . |
| 23 | People also seem to get this impression that if you 're released from prison the first thing you want is sex . |
| 24 | Modern compact cameras are ideal for this work because if you are scouting out miles of water the last thing you want is ten tons of equipment dangling round your neck . |
| 25 | The last thing you want is a chill . |
| 26 | If you find that the property you want is to be sold at Auction , remember that a lot of time , effort and fees can be expended prior to an Auction and there is no guarantee that you will be successful in purchasing the property . |
| 27 | Oh yeah it 's Food you want is n't it ? |
| 28 | The length you want is 46 cms , 46 × 4 = 148 rows . |
| 29 | The last thing we want is to lose our independence to one of the big five . ’ |
| 30 | The last thing we want is teaching by numbers , reducing learning to a series of mechanistic measured units . |