Example sentences of "[pron] want [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ All I want is a normal life . |
| 2 | And , for the moment , all I want is a little peace and quiet although it 's not all that quiet , thanks to the gaps between the attic floorboards left by the cottage 's Victorian jerrybuilder : how Riva can snore on through all those goings-on I do not know . |
| 3 | ALL I want is a fantastic time with just as crazy a female . |
| 4 | ‘ What I want is a biodegradable board — like the husk of a grain of wheat . |
| 5 | All I want is a few answers , then you 're free to leave any time you like . ’ |
| 6 | All I want is a yearly figure . ’ |
| 7 | The problems start when they get out of the ‘ All I want is a basic word processor ’ frame of mind and start getting into some serious computing . |
| 8 | All I want is a little cottage . |
| 9 | But right now , all I want is a fair hearing . |
| 10 | ‘ What I want is a safe , happy and successful climb — very much in that order . |
| 11 | ‘ All I wanted was a signed photograph or something like that . ’ |
| 12 | All I wanted was a few roses , for goodness ’ sake . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ All I wanted was a pain-killer but they said at the desk that there were none in the hotel . |
| 14 | I already had two children , and the last thing I wanted was a third . |
| 15 | ‘ Besides , ’ she said , ‘ what you want is a decent story completed , not a good one abandoned . ’ |
| 16 | If all you want is a simple page of text run out in one of the standard LaserWriter fonts then any of the bureau should be able to manage that without any difficulty at all — if they ca n't then they probably wo n't last long in the business . |
| 17 | See what you want is a little workshop out of sight do n't you ? |
| 18 | some she want 's a some vegetable samosas , thank you very much . |
| 19 | All she wanted was a doting beau on hand , and Rossmayne 's fortune . |
| 20 | Look , the question of what we want is a sociological one , which we answer by asking people , or by observing their behaviour . |
| 21 | What we want is a good mix of prisoners who come here wanting to take advantage of what we offer . |
| 22 | What one wants is a major library award of whatever it would cost to put a qualified librarian in . |
| 23 | We made it clear that what we wanted was a better social security system and not just a cheaper one . |
| 24 | what they want is a regional dialect as well . |
| 25 | All over the world ordinary people are marching , demonstrating , making their voices heard , letting the people in power know that what they want is a peaceful world for themselves and their children . |
| 26 | Now that I 'm famous , whenever I speak to my family , all they want is a signed photo for Enid or Ethel or someone at the office . |
| 27 | With our long history , with our traditions , what they have decided they want is a constitutional monarchy . |
| 28 | What they want is a quick response facility to deal with emerging issues , and if the IASC is not prepared to do it , they will take it on themselves . |
| 29 | The man they wanted was a New Zealand-born heroin tsar , sought in a dozen countries but slippery as an eel . |
| 30 | The buyers in this particular market were very clear that what they wanted was a small loan , for a fixed amount , over a short period , paid weekly to a collector . |