Example sentences of "want [pron] [noun] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You learn all the time working on antiques.I am very happy.I would n't want my life to be different . |
| 2 | I want my position to be clear . |
| 3 | The majority party want their leader to be successful and party loyalty is an important force within the British system . |
| 4 | Douglas ( 1986 ) simply wants her work to be valuable . |
| 5 | This is particularly true of Gertrude who only wants her son to be happy , but her cheerfulness and pleadings with Hamlet only make the situation worse . |
| 6 | But he wants his wife to be safe . |
| 7 | He wants his trees to be happy in their new environment for obvious commercial reasons . |
| 8 | If you want your child to be kind , let him know how pleased you are when he shares sweets or acknowledge her deed when she comforts a younger child who is crying . |
| 9 | You 've bought your new home , and no doubt that has meant new carpets or new curtains or maybe a new fitted kitchen because you want your home to be comfortable . |
| 10 | You want your audience to be active , not passive . |
| 11 | ‘ We want our tenants to be able to offer good beers at the right price , ’ he said . |
| 12 | However , when we want our speech to be candid , natural , and expressive , we discard the usual polite etiquette and call things by their real names . |
| 13 | We want our churches to be church-like . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ This above all we share : we want our nation to be strong ’ — more cheering — ‘ and proud … ’ |
| 15 | The parents have said they do not want their schools to be self-governing but they see the legislation as the only way to avoid closure . |
| 16 | Last year , opinion polls found only 10% of Ukrainians wanting their country to be nuclear-armed . |
| 17 | Oh yeah , I just did n't want you sort of be short |
| 18 | DO YOU want your wardrobe to be practical and hard-wearing — or darkly sensual and sexy ? |
| 19 | we 'll talk to Sue Dave that needs to be , to find out if we can , what 's happening elsewhere cos she can through her colleagues and I will also I I do n't think I 'll ring Margaret but I 'll give Terry a ring Morden who 's the record of achievement guy there and get on quite well with him just to find out what sort of tap they 're taking on it cos er yeah , I I take very much what Sandra 's saying as do n't want our youngsters to be disadvantaged in anyway if others are lies , damn lies and |
| 20 | She says the trip was badly organised , and that her companion wanted their friendship to be more than platonic . |
| 21 | He wanted his prose to be objective , scientific , devoid of personal presence , devoid of opinions ; so he decided that poetry ought to be written according to the same principles . |
| 22 | I wanted your poetry to be better , wanted to show you the way into a wider perspective of words and feelings . |
| 23 | As we prepared our first Report , to be published in November 1988 , we wanted our document to be lively , to avoid bureaucratic jargon , and to impart enthusiasm for literature , so we included references to specific authors . |