Example sentences of "want you [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I want you to be nice to him . |
| 2 | For extra effect you can say ‘ Are you sure you would not like to change your mind ’ or ‘ I want you to be sure that you can point to whichever line you like . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I want you to be proud of me , Agnes . |
| 4 | We want you to be efficient in your studies . |
| 5 | ‘ Whatever the uncertainties the last few weeks may have brought I want you to be certain of this — our work together will continue unchanged , ’ she told the 40 charities of which she is patron . |
| 6 | Just remember , when I want you to be familiar , I 'll let you know . |
| 7 | I want you to be eager , ’ he muttered in savage passion . |
| 8 | I very much respect your instincts , and I want you to be able to talk freely . " |
| 9 | that 's for group one one okay , okay I 'm not telling you who 's doing whose right please mark it , marks out of ten and I want you to be able to justify your marks . |
| 10 | But I want you to be careful of one thing . |
| 11 | ‘ I just want you to be OK ; be careful . |
| 12 | ‘ I want you to be free before I make love to you , not morally tied to another man . ’ |
| 13 | From gratitude comes the desire to please : ‘ I want you to be happy too . ’ |
| 14 | I want you to be happy . ’ |
| 15 | There now , let's dry those big brown eyes , we just want you to be happy and not to think so much … . ’ |
| 16 | I want you to be happy , even if your happiness is not derived from me , and the heritage I have offered you . ’ |
| 17 | They are not looking for you to fail — every audition panel wants you to be good . |
| 18 | And I do n't want you to be disappointed next year and get a . |
| 19 | I wanted you to learn everything ; I did n't want you to be poor like my sisters . |
| 20 | I would n't want you to be nervous , but I like touching you . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm a bit of an outcast , love , ’ he said , ‘ and I do n't want you to be involved with all that . ’ |
| 22 | I do n't want you to be sorry . |
| 23 | I do n't want you to be ashamed of me . |
| 24 | I do n't want you to be different . ’ |
| 25 | I do n't want you to be lonely so I 've spoken to Mrs Scott Wilson . |
| 26 | ag again that 's why I do n't want you to be heavy cos I do n't want say to say oh you know you 've brought us you know , fifteen pages and we worked our way through it and then you know at the end of the day we do all of it , yeah |
| 27 | No , it was just , she did n't want you to be competitive about it . |
| 28 | Of course I do n't want you to be stiff — do n't think that — but just restrain yourself , that 's all , when you want to ask people like Chignell to tea . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ And your wife was in the double bed there — yes , we do want you to be precise , sir . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I would n't want you to be frightened at night , ’ I said . |