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 .
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