Example sentences of "be [noun] [Wh adv] [pron] want [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are times when we want to target specific individual or groups of parents because of minor problems which the school is encountering such as persistent lateness , regular late arrival of dinner money , unreturned reading books or even irregular attendance . |
| 2 | In many language classrooms today there are times when we want to get our students talking to us and to each other . |
| 3 | There are times when you want to encourage talk within the classroom group , with students drawing on their own language resources to express thoughts they want to communicate . |
| 4 | Oh ’ — Peggy screwed up her face — ‘ there are times when I want to spit on him . |
| 5 | I 've had various health problems , especially extreme tiredness , and there are days when I want to do nothing except cry and cry . |
| 6 | Peggy smiled and , looking towards her stepfather , she said , ‘ Yes , I can imagine how he gets on your nerves , ’ at the same time questioning why her mother should be so happy , and she a settled woman forty years old , whereas she was twenty-one and so miserable inside that there were days where she wanted to take to her heels and run . |