Example sentences of "want [to-vb] [adv] [pron] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | So if you want to find out what family life was like 100 years ago , or when the nappy pin was invented — talk to your Brown Owl ! |
2 | He says they want to find out what feeling cold is really like . |
3 | No one wants to know how my character study of Mark Antony 's going , whether I 've vacuumed under my bed , what videos I 've been watching while they were out , how many lengths I 've swum without a break , whether I 'm telling the truth or lies . |
4 | On the other hand , if you have had a number of unsuccessful taxations it may be that your draftsman is being too optimistic , especially if payment is on the basis of a percentage of the costs as drawn — If you want to test out your costs draftsman , having received a bill back , send the file off to someone else and see how they draw it . |
5 | I am sure that the hon. Gentleman does not want to talk down his home city . |
6 | These would be commercial travellers , wanting to write up their order books in peace . |
7 | But Paul did n't like to admit that this was the reason he did n't want to give up his day job . |
8 | ‘ You 're sure that Miranda wo n't want to take up her rights issue ? ’ |
9 | It turned out that East German security merely wanted to take away their identity cards so they could be formally ‘ expelled ’ . |
10 | Some Americans wanted to cut down their force levels in Europe . |