Example sentences of "[to-vb] [Wh det] [pers pn] want they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All of us , whatever our walk of life , are frequently in situations where we want to persuade someone or , in other words , influence someone to do what we want them to do ( eg a salesperson trying to persuade a buyer or a negotiator trying to persuade another negotiator ) . |
| 2 | Presidents , on the other hand , can rarely issue plausible , self-executing commands ; for the most part they must persuade rather than order other political actors to do what they want them to do . |
| 3 | In utterly mundane terms it means getting polluters to do what they want them to do . |
| 4 | They 're the ones who get everybody else to do what they want them to do , like die for them and work for them and get them into power and protect them and pay taxes and buy them toys , and they 're the ones who 'll survive another big war , in their bunkers and tunnels . |
| 5 | No , I , I 'll , I 'll agree with that , and I think the players will agree with that , it 's not as though , it looks as though we 've got absolutely murdered again Saturday Mick , three nothing , as I said , it stops at me , and if they 're not going to do what I want them to do , then I 'll leave them out the team . |
| 6 | Reinforcement , or lack of it , plays a major part in all behaviour and is especially important when attempting to get people to do what you want them to do . |