Example sentences of "want [adv] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the closing moments of their final interview Porfiry wonders if there 's a storm coming — ‘ and it would be no bad thing ’ , he says , ‘ to freshen the air ’ ; which is a literal rephrasing of the metaphorical ‘ All you want now is air , air , air ! ’ with which he presses home his argument for confession and acceptance of suffering , and for life . |
| 2 | ‘ Right , Piper , what we want now is something to eat . |
| 3 | All I want now is to get this 'ere wallet into the mitts of that geezer I do n't like the look of . ’ |
| 4 | What I want now is a head of department in a really good school , and then I 'd do what our head of department has done . |
| 5 | Well look through that and I wa what I want now is if you , can try and work your way through it . |
| 6 | ‘ What I want now is a good scotch and soda to take the taste away . |
| 7 | ‘ What I want now is to know who in the last month has been here to buy arsenic and belladonna ? |
| 8 | Unfortunately there are sacrifices to be made , it could mean less time with loved ones or a more pressurised lifestyle , but if that 's what you want now is the time to reach out and take it . |
| 9 | But the lads have been tremendous , and there 's a buzz around the club now all we want now is for them to show the same attitude tonight . ’ |
| 10 | Well that 's what you really want though in n it ? |
| 11 | That 's not what they want though is it ? |
| 12 | Right then what I what I want want really is is something fixed |
| 13 | If that 's right that 's the one you want really is n't it ? |
| 14 | What I want today is a ban on tree felling in old growth and primary forest north and south . |
| 15 | What we want here is controls on the president . |
| 16 | And we 're happy we once again say on the phone , Well what I want tomorrow is a deposit cheque , contract , bankers order and if you 've got copy available I 'll take that a juggle it around as you want . |
| 17 | What they want nowadays is stuff about the working-class — sociological stuff , of course , but also novels and plays . |
| 18 | And what I want then is to hold his hand in front of the television for several evenings a week , and if you do n't understand that , if you do n't know what that feeling is , if you do n't know why it 's like that then you know nothing , nothing , nothing . |
| 19 | So what you want then is the sheet we did a few weeks ago just about the erm |
| 20 | What you really want then is a way to sort of happenings or embarrassments because you 're a bit stuck of where you want to go . |