Example sentences of "[adv] want [to-vb] and [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I , obviously want to try and attend meetings if and when possible , er I 've been to one last week , which basically was er because I do n't feel I 'm qualified to get up and David got up and spoke very well actually , he was always , at the police not neighbourhood watch , er to do with the cascade telephone system which we found out afterwards , after a three quarters hour debate a man came up to Dave afterwards and showed him a memo which said this cascade system has now ceased in November nineteen ninety-two and that was the the abuse on that particular meeting . |
| 2 | HOW DOES one involve Van Morrison in a show that basically wants to document and explain his ultra-hefty talents ? |
| 3 | I simply did not want to play and confess that I was close to giving up completely . |
| 4 | A , you might not want to come and join my company in the first place |
| 5 | He just wants to rest and catch up with friends . |
| 6 | I just want to love and admire it . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's all right , Lyddy , I did n't want it , I just want to sleep and sleep . ’ |
| 8 | He just wants to er , just want to go and get your groceries do n't you ? |
| 9 | The people of Palestine in Kuwait generally are people who just want to live and make and living and support their own erm cause , and on the contrary we have many Palestinians who helped the Kuwaitis and protected them during the invasion . |
| 10 | ’ I just want to congratulate and thank everyone in this room tonight for all they have done to bring this moment to reality . ’ |
| 11 | But really most of them just want to travel and earn a few bob . |
| 12 | Glenborrodale , on the northern shore of Loch Sunart , holds a magic for everyone — nature lovers , artists , historians , sportsmen , geologists , gardeners , or those who just want to unwind and relax from the pressures of everyday life . |
| 13 | That 's all I want to do — I just want to shout and jump . |
| 14 | They gather at his feet , not wanting to quack and alert the others , but almost desperate to shout from the waiting . |
| 15 | But there was always them as just wanted to come and do nothing and pick the money up and that 's what they had to sort out the firms . |
| 16 | Those five hours passed slowly and painfully , I was definitely going to miss my family and friends but I just wanted to go and have my holiday . |
| 17 | I just wanted to paint and paint . |
| 18 | I just wanted to paint and paint . |
| 19 | I just wanted to come and introduce myself . ’ |
| 20 | Terrible day — just wanted to eat and eat . |
| 21 | Frankly , you 'd be crazy not to want to go and do that . |
| 22 | ( Given the choice between emulating Mick Jagger or , say , Sid Vicious , only a lunatic would plump for the latter , but in terms of films you might conceivably want to sit and watch , Sid and Nancy win hands down with their blood-splattered , smack-snorting Liebestod . ) |
| 23 | Christopher Brown , managing director of the City-based Corney & Barrow bar and restaurant chain is quite right when he insists the hearty times of eating and drinking will return , ‘ because people still want to meet and talk ’ . |
| 24 | We always want to see and hear confident actors . |
| 25 | I still wo n't , if you ever want to try and leave me . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I was wondering if you still wanted to go and see Len Seager ? ’ |
| 27 | I 'd been doing a bit of photojournalism and had always wanted to see and photograph the world . |
| 28 | I 'd been doing a bit of photojournalism and had always wanted to see and photograph the world . |
| 29 | If you choose this type of holiday a good starting point is to decide on a city that fascinates you and which you have always wanted to visit and book a package trip ( that is one in which travel , hotel , and meals are included , with some guided tours ) . |
| 30 | Karen had always wanted to travel and see the world . |