Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [adv] want [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus while first-class patronage was encouraged , and more businessmen complained bitterly that they had to go first-class in order to enjoy their British breakfast , more humble individuals who merely wanted to enjoy the view from the train were not so generously treated . |
| 2 | The fire brigade reappeared , bringing them some council inspector , who obviously wanted to evacuate the house . |
| 3 | The event will also be open from 9am to 5pm to knitters who just want to visit the trade stands . |
| 4 | He says the area where she was found — Stonebench — is popular with courting couples and people who just want to view the river . |
| 5 | Project Universe is due to end in 1985 , but there are moves to have the whole scheme extended , perhaps to researchers who just want to use the network to do day-to-day work . |
| 6 | The organisation 's plans conflict with those of the Finnish government , however , who also want to save the seal . |
| 7 | He helps Crawford 's character , Jim Fenn , who also wants to play the cornet in the band but does not have one , to buy the instrument and gives him lessons . |
| 8 | Suddenly , they were attacked by a dybbuk in the form of a hitherto placid woodsman who now wanted to eat the band of travellers . |
| 9 | Richmond allege that it was a punch that shattered Gutteridge 's nose and have studied video evidence before writing to Rugby , who now want to see the tape before making any response . |
| 10 | The 1970s and 1980s saw large increases in turnover and in the average size of transaction , which meant greater risks for the jobbers who often wanted to know the direction of the deal before quoting a price . |
| 11 | And who even wants to see the beach on a miserable day like this ? ’ |
| 12 | Administering , as part of a cross-sectional survey , a series of attitude questions to a sample of respondents , we will not be able to determine which of them are expressing fairly firm attitudes from those responding out of some whim or other , or who have changed , or who simply want to please the interviewer or get rid of him . |
| 13 | A fan who was totally uncommitted to the culture , who simply wanted to watch the match , would probably choose not to go into the London Road End at all but rather to one of the quieter side terraces . |
| 14 | Those who never want to see the DOS prompt again can opt to have the Shell loaded each time the computer is turned on . |