Example sentences of "[vb -s] he does [not/n't] want " in BNC.
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| 1 | The organisers say it 's to help politicians guage public feeling … but the MP says he does n't want to know . |
| 2 | The Gloucestershire rider says he does n't want to break any more bones , and wants to stop racing while he 's still giving value for money . |
| 3 | He says he does n't want to say too much , because the victors might get a bit ’ uppity ’ |
| 4 | He says he does n't want the money . |
| 5 | I wan na see Pat see if she 'll look after Aaron on Friday night , but Gary says he does n't want Tim and Lorraine having him cos they smoke like a chimney |
| 6 | and Gary says he does n't want them going round there so I said well I 'll ask your mum if she will then I can |
| 7 | He says he does not want to privatise loss-making state industries , or change the labour laws that make it virtually impossible for an employer to fire any employee . |
| 8 | Lola kept track of patients whose personalities were as variable as the weather ( ‘ One minute Paul says he does not want his wife any more and the next he has changed his mind ’ ) , she listened to their grievances ( ‘ Josef thinks he is fit to work and look after himself ; says he is being kept a prisoner … but he is very confused and deluded ’ ) and even mediated between doctors ( ‘ Dr Freymann said … it must be a genuine case of epilepsy … but … |
| 9 | Taylor says he does not want to get involved in emotional situations — but football is about emotion , and it disappoints me that Taylor does not want to show his . |
| 10 | Company secretary James Anderson says he does not want to set foot in Teesside following the collapse of negotiations to open a prestige caravan storage site at Middlesbrough . |
| 11 | His attitude shows he does n't want me around any more . |
| 12 | He says he wants a compromise acceptable to Britain and its partners — which means he does not want to stop other countries moving towards EMU . |
| 13 | ‘ I think he means he does n't want us to talk to him , ’ said Gurder . |