Example sentences of "want us [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You love England , you above all want us to be successful . |
| 2 | ‘ Whatever Scotland 's team , I want us to be creative enough to make the Maltese worry without being in any way self conscious about problems that are in the past , ’ concluded the national coach . |
| 3 | You mean you want us to be kind to them . |
| 4 | ’ I want us to be positive , even though Chelsea deserve respect because of the very impressive run they 've had . |
| 5 | ‘ But I want us to be clear about what we 're doing . |
| 6 | ‘ Father is afraid I 'll die soon , you see , so he wants us to be married tomorrow morning . |
| 7 | With all Scotland quiet as a flat calm under his hand , he wants us to be quiet too , and let be the Mackinnons and the Maclaines of Lochbuie for a year or three . ’ |
| 8 | He 'd only have wanted us to be happy . ’ |
| 9 | It might suggest that all bets were off on the release stakes or , ever hopeful , it might be that they were planning on letting us go and did n't want us to be able to give any hint , however vague , as to the whereabouts of the Yanks . |
| 10 | ‘ What do you want us to be ambitious in , sir ? ’ |
| 11 | I wanted us to be honest with each other , and I rushed into it , hoping you would understand . ’ |
| 12 | He wanted us to be happy aboard him . |
| 13 | ‘ I really wanted us to be happy . ’ |