Example sentences of "want [to-vb] and [vb infin] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Why would I want to go and wander around on these featureless big sods at the weekend , when I could be rollicking along a precipice on a terrifying , craggy west-coast mountain ? |
2 | He just wants to rest and catch up with friends . |
3 | No I mean she she she , she wanted to try and set up on her own . |
4 | He wanted to rest and freshen up before foisting himself on you . ’ |
5 | He was already in so far he could not find his depth , and he wanted to turn and strike back for the shore , but , like an unpractised swimmer , found that the distance he had come was too great for him to return . |