Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] i want [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will you tell them that I want to take you ? " |
| 2 | I 'm afraid of dogs , but a rage the like of which I 'd never known before — and rarely since — took hold of me and I wanted to kill it , rip it limb from limb and tear at its throat with my teeth . |
| 3 | I did n't think I had a chance of getting a job but Workington took the gamble with me and I want to repay them . |
| 4 | So he called me up and asked me if I wanted to play it , which was incredibly flattering because I 'd been a fan of his for such a long time . |
| 5 | ‘ I love you and I want to marry you . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ No , Mrs Sutherland , you look at me because I want to see you understanding what I 'm going to say 'cause I 'm never discussing this again with anyone . ’ |
| 7 | Is the Chancellor aware that not so long ago I met a chap in Blackpool who said to me , ’ When you see that Chancellor of the Duchy , tell him that I want to give him a piece of my mind : not only is the poll tax three times higher than the rates , but I have lost my job , my wife has been waiting for an operation for two years , my daughter has lost her maternity grant through this Tory Government and my son has lost his income support — so when you see the chairman of the Tory party , will you tell him that I want to meet him to discuss this matter at the top of the Blackpool Tower ? ’ |
| 8 | Is the Chancellor aware that not so long ago I met a chap in Blackpool who said to me , ’ When you see that Chancellor of the Duchy , tell him that I want to give him a piece of my mind : not only is the poll tax three times higher than the rates , but I have lost my job , my wife has been waiting for an operation for two years , my daughter has lost her maternity grant through this Tory Government and my son has lost his income support — so when you see the chairman of the Tory party , will you tell him that I want to meet him to discuss this matter at the top of the Blackpool Tower ? ’ |
| 9 | I believe him because I want to believe him . |
| 10 | Well I 'll have to have it if I want to throw it . |
| 11 | It was a big step to do it and I wanted to do it for Freddie . |
| 12 | " I have to take it and I want to take it . " |
| 13 | ‘ I am extremely annoyed about it and I want to make it clear that I find the policies of the British National Party abhorrent . |
| 14 | ‘ I did it because I wanted to make you look the way you do now . ’ |
| 15 | I may be tempted to offer the spontaneous inclination itself as reason for my choice , and say I shall do it because I want to do it ; but in examining myself objectively I see that a fact about my wants and likes would be directly relevant only to a causal explanation of my actions , and could be used in deciding what to do only as I use any other objective facts . |