Example sentences of "i [adv] want [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I merely want to make the limited point that many of these students — who may be highly intelligent — do not have the existing familiarity with poetry , not to mention the general knowledge and cultural literacy , that would enable them to engage as equals in genuinely critical discussion . |
| 2 | well we 've erm we 've erm we 've been rather tempted by the west coast er I personally want to see the Grand Canyon and erm I 'd like to see San Francisco so the package which is being offered to the Boots Association with whom we 've been away several times and we lo we like it as , as a , as a background because you 've got a rough idea , you know , the people you 're going with |
| 3 | Whether she ever told what she 'd found I never discovered , but for my own part I only wanted to forget the whole frightening incident . |
| 4 | I suddenly wanted to see the green-leafed Devon river banks and to feel the grey sharp waves of the Channel buffeting my hull . |
| 5 | There 's a national debate going on t we 're not gon na crack it here this afternoon and I do n't want to get in there but I just wanted to put the other side of the er of the coin to that . |
| 6 | With you I just wanted to savour the initial stages , step by step , to enjoy just being with you , whatever we were doing Besides , ’ he added very softly , his fingers stroking the back of her hand , ‘ you 're not frigid , my lovely . |
| 7 | ‘ I just wanted to check the ecclesiastical forms before I approached Lord Dersingham , ’ said the Inspector . |
| 8 | no they have n't , they 're gon na go all the way round the top section as well , but I just wanted to get the bottom section built first , get some of that plant food in |
| 9 | I just want to do the best I can . " |
| 10 | ‘ We were on the phone for an hour we had some pretty special memories and I just want to thank The Northern ‘ . |
| 11 | ‘ I just want to forget the whole damn thing . ’ |
| 12 | I always wanted to do the heavy parts . |
| 13 | ‘ I wo n't run any of the major three championships after Barcelona , but I still want to do the big marathons , like London and New York . |
| 14 | I , I still want to have the downward trend but I suspect until this is sorted out we 're not going to get you off it altogether . |
| 15 | President , colleagues , I am so proud and honoured to receive this gold badge , more so because this is the award given to me by you President , I do want to thank a number of people I also want to thank the regional secretary , Steve , who thank you , Steven , for your support and guidance . |
| 16 | I now want to consider the other factor : Lord Denning 's tidal wave of law arising out of the Treaty of Rome and its various amendments . |
| 17 | I really wanted to thank the little guy for saving my life , but I have a hard-bitten image to keep up . |
| 18 | When I saw the room , I immediately wanted to call the whole thing off , but the chap already had the cheque and I was on a hiding to nothing with my landlord so I would just have to put up with it . |
| 19 | But as I say I do n't necessarily want to get involved in too much of the detail of the statistics of it , I simply want to make the overall point that we 've been told that there are three thousand unemployed . |
| 20 | Would I actually want to read the next line , in terms of a press release ? |
| 21 | In this introductory chapter I therefore want to connect the two themes of the sociological neglect of housework , and the wider issue of the bias against women in sociology as a whole . |
| 22 | The had risen in the air and I never want to see the like again . |