Example sentences of "want [pron] [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | So do you want me to call at the 's now ? |
| 2 | I mean , if it 's just that you 're too close to it and you do n't want me to look at it , there are people I know who 're good at that sort of thing ; they can see the wood from the trees ; they could — ’ |
| 3 | Do you want someone to look at you ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You wo n't have time for a proper meal but you must eat something — we do n't want you fainting at a crucial moment , do we ? ’ |
| 5 | Because it 's no good saying you 're interested and then going to ask your mother or father if you could talk a violin home and they said no I do n't want you practising at home I do n't like the sound of it or whatever . |
| 6 | The poor girl does n't want you staring at her . |
| 7 | Erm , I 'll not go through the whole of this table sir , but I do want you to look at the next column , outstanding planning permissions . |
| 8 | I do n't want anybody trailing at the back of that television with that new ariel lead we got put in ! |
| 9 | I do n't want him getting at you . ’ |
| 10 | She said she did not want him staring at her , she wanted a bit of her life to herself ; without having to share it with Randolph Ash . |
| 11 | But on Adwick we have decided , and I 've told John or he 's been informed , that because we 've got a supervisor there I do n't want him starting at six in the morning . |
| 12 | For the amateur , however , this is your creation , and you wo n't want it to fail at this stage for the want of a little time and thought . |
| 13 | ‘ But , dear David , ’ she said pitifully , ‘ you ca n't want us interfering at such a moment . |
| 14 | ‘ I mean that someone , somewhere , might want us to look at things in a particular way . ’ |