Example sentences of "want [pron] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You would n't want me to be vain . |
| 2 | ‘ Do you want me to be nice or honest ? ’ |
| 3 | I knew he would n't want me to be pushy and , hard though it was , I decided to wait until the end of the week and then invite him round for dinner . |
| 4 | ‘ Do you want me to be married ? ’ |
| 5 | You do want me to be precise about what I tell you ? ’ |
| 6 | We do not want them to be upset , so we keep them away from funerals , or from saying goodbye , face to face , to their relatives and friends . |
| 7 | She knew that her grown-ups were frightened and she did not want them to be frightened , but she also knew that Fenna was a mightier protection than all their loving care could ever be . |
| 8 | Would you want them to be able to express their emotions more intensely and precisely , able to show how they feel ? |
| 9 | Also , you may want someone to be able to see base figures and a final result , but not the devious manipulations you have performed on the route twixt the two . |
| 10 | They do not want a levy : they want everyone to be exempt . |
| 11 | I want them to be impressed by what they see . |
| 12 | These guys therefore must have a facility of ensuring that the price is correct , from an internal control point of view I want them to be involved in certifying that the price is correct . |
| 13 | But we want them to be accessible , not stuffy . ’ |
| 14 | Second , users want them to be portable , so size and battery life is important . |
| 15 | Do n't be grumpy or touchy now — you 'll be glad to see them after 26.2 miles and you want them to be happy to see you too . |
| 16 | I want them to be amused . |
| 17 | I 'd like to see what hard nosed er B A I E people would make of it you know people who are making a living from doing the same well you know when I employ somebody coming into the business this is what I want them to be able to do um this has always been of course an a criticism |
| 18 | We want them to be light and compact , yet robust , stable and reliable ; simple to operate , yet capable of reasonably fine heat control ; economical with fuel , yet able to bring pans to the boil quickly ; and despite all these conflicting demands , they must be safe to use in difficult field conditions . |
| 19 | Will society want them to be literate and numerate in the senses we now use the words ? |
| 20 | So you want me to be constructive , eh , Les ? |
| 21 | ‘ You want me to be happy , do n't you ? ’ |
| 22 | You want me to be angry , which I ca n't be , and then to be soothing , which I can be . |
| 23 | People want me to be funny all the time . |
| 24 | A letter said : ‘ If you want me to be powerless , helpless and totally dependent on you , I want to be that . |
| 25 | Taylor wants everyone to be sunny side up after the World Cup qualifier to make up for the fact that no English club sides are left in Europe and give everyone — players and fans — a lift . |
| 26 | She wants me to be happy . |
| 27 | He wants photographs of them , information , he wants them to be well . |
| 28 | She is also lobbying for relief for nurseries from the uniform business rate , in the same way as educational establishments ; she wants them to be zero-rated for VAT purposes and provided with loans for safety improvements and training . |
| 29 | They say they just want someone to be accountable for the death of their daughter . |
| 30 | ‘ I want you to be nice to him . |