Example sentences of "want [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was on the edge of weeping , but did not want Murray to realise it . |
| 2 | Did Mrs Kettering want Buck to leave her or was she considering a more extreme solution ? |
| 3 | I would n't want readers to think I 've gone soft on freedom to roam following a comment I made in July 's Scottish News . |
| 4 | Raven did not want Ramsey to succeed him . |
| 5 | Without Ramsey 's knowledge , Fisher came to the decision that he could not want Ramsey to succeed him , for reasons given above . |
| 6 | D' you want Carrie to show you ? ’ |
| 7 | Do you want daddy to do you some bread ? |
| 8 | ‘ I did n't want Boris to kill them . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ She did n't want Philip to marry me . ’ |
| 10 | No , this was their home ; they did n't want strangers to disturb them at 29 Champney Road . |
| 11 | I do n't want people to see me and talk about me . |
| 12 | She was used to seeing him in pyjamas by now ; also , by now , she quite understood why he would n't really want people to see him . |
| 13 | I think it 's because he got it he did n't want people to see him . |
| 14 | And granddad does n't li want people to see him sort of you know when he has to get up and walk about and go to the loo with the door open and I mean it 's not so bad for us because we 're all related but it 's awful for You know I mean I ca n't imagine Jody or Jessica or Alison or anybody liking it very much . |
| 15 | ‘ You do n't really want people to see you . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Why do you want people to take you seriously ? ’ said Maisie . |
| 17 | Unpronounceable — and unnecessary , unless you do n't want people to know you 're not married . |
| 18 | ‘ Do n't want people to know you 've got dragons here , eh ? ’ snarled Rincewind . |
| 19 | We did n't want people to think it was only for production and engineering . |
| 20 | I did n't want people to think I could n't cope with it , like , 'cos I knew I could . |
| 21 | If every pensioner I have to I I do n't want to I mean I a I do n't want people to think I 'm m m too much of an anarchist . |
| 22 | Corden said : ‘ I do n't want people to think I am deserting a sinking ship . |
| 23 | I was glad to see there were no towns here , because I did not want people to question me or pity me . |
| 24 | We do n't want baby getting them |
| 25 | So how far do you actually want God to forgive you up to three times and then no more you know it 's it 's that kind of er question that we 're asking and that we that I feel that is something we should be thinking about that how far should a Christian go in forgiving . |
| 26 | I do n't want Albert doing it , Alb Albe Albert |
| 27 | Harry wo n't want Nolan pestering her and he 's quite capable of it . ’ |
| 28 | but now I do n't know whether to pretend , just to leave it , or to say anything , do n't want Cathy to think I was ungrateful . |
| 29 | ‘ Why should I want Ryan to see me ? ’ she asked faintly . |
| 30 | We do n't want Americans to think we are n't hospitable , and besides , she 's bound to be lying there thinking of sex , poor little thing , and it 'll be all wet and hairy , and so deliciously — ’ |