Example sentences of "he want [to-vb] and [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now that David has decided he wants to stay and fight for his place , he will have made his job all the harder . |
| 2 | Ask him if he wants to come and knock at my door . |
| 3 | He wants to come and talk to your Cabinet . ’ |
| 4 | and the police said all I have to do is phone the police and say well he wants to come and look round the property can I have a policeman there cos I do n't want |
| 5 | The Collector selected just two more of these pistols , a small and reliable five-barrelled pistol by Lefaucheux of Paris , which he wanted to load and give to Miriam , and the English revolving pistol by Adams , which had caused such a stir at Woolwich by its lightness and by the rapidity with which it could be loaded and fired ( up to ten times a minute had been claimed for it ) . |
| 6 | He continued to campaign successfully without ever managing to secure the British title he wanted to win and retired in 1939 with the racist rule still intact . |
| 7 | Gabriel had not cried out as the Mason squeezed his hand , but now he wanted to scream and drag on Garvey 's sleeve and say , ‘ Make him go away ! ’ |
| 8 | At times my sleepy little daughter was brought down from the nursery and stood on a stool while John draped pieces of material on her and showed me how he wanted the costume move and flow , and so help to illustrate what he wanted to express and convey to an audience . |