Example sentences of "want [pron] [to-vb] [is] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | What I want you to do is shout out as many features of the plan as you can think of , and then in a minute we 'll look at changing them into benefits . |
2 | But what I want you to do is gather information , this is your answers , and match what you 're doing er , what we sa provide with what you found out then . |
3 | Erm every time you 've got those words there in what I want you to do is pause into the time clause |
4 | There are little tricks , for example , if it 's a time clause , when you think to yourself oh God it 's one of those lists , you sit down and calm yourself , take a Valium or whatever it is and just apply yourselves to that , right , what the next point is so the first thing I want you to do is stop at this time clause , when you realize it 's a time clause I want you to go trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot to the main verb , alright ? |
5 | What I want you to do is look at them and assess — in your considered opinion — whether they can be made to work or not . |
6 | I mean obviously what they want you to do is buy Word . |
7 | Yes , everybody , O K , now I 'll pay the phone bill , all I want you to do is pick up the phone and every time you pick up the phone and make an attempt to get me an appointment , I 'll give you a pound . |
8 | Now what I want you to do is ask yourself do n't discuss it just write down for me and I 'll go round the table . |
9 | So all we want you to do is remember the video remember Pippin yeah ? |
10 | ‘ All I want you to do is get me to Habane . |
11 | I want , what I want you to do is get into groups of four in a minute , according to these instructions . |
12 | What I want you to do is try and hold on to it in your brain then when I 've finished write it down in the appropriate box and see if you can hold on to it long enough to do that . |
13 | What I want you to do is try and work out if you spent the same , not the same amount of money but |
14 | And all I want you to do is ring the answers . |