Example sentences of "[pers pn] want to [be] able " in BNC.
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| 1 | I want to be able to write to you again — soon — and tell you how our projects are developing — not just in Vietnam , but across the world . |
| 2 | I want to be able to secure the white eight spokes onto my SWB IIA , but can not find a Net of locking wheel nuts to fit . |
| 3 | I 've got to admit , I want to be able to do that too ! ’ |
| 4 | I heard a piece by Sibelius and I thought , ‘ This is wonderful — I want to be able to have this skill . ’ |
| 5 | I want to be able to sit with friends around a dinner table and not think about what I am doing . |
| 6 | I want to be able to get away from it . ’ |
| 7 | " By morning , I want to be able to tell my son where he was . |
| 8 | I want to be able to look out of the window and see other people . |
| 9 | I entirely reject it because I want to be able to help my constituents to achieve their natural and legitimate aspirations . |
| 10 | I want to be able to go to his grave on the day of his death . |
| 11 | He says when I go home tonight I want to be able to have water from my taps — and I want my children and my grand-children to have the water they need to live . |
| 12 | Jane Mahmoud , of Harrogate , said : ‘ I am a single parent with two children , and I want to be able to support myself . |
| 13 | But we have booked with her , she knows it 's coming , but I want to be able to start when she wants to start , . |
| 14 | Well I want to be able to do that easily . |
| 15 | The Pilot Survey showed some monitoring , further standardisation of the equipment was essential , mainly though , I 'm going to make sure all schools have got the same pipes and connector and I 'm going to give them some solutions to test because there was a bit of variation between schools , and there will be variation geographically , so I want to be able to have a measure of any error that will be involved as well . |
| 16 | ‘ I did n't want something too fussy , ’ said Fiona , ‘ both because it 's my second time around and because I wanted to be able to wear the dress again ! ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I wanted to be able to produce instruments which would look attractive , and could be tailored to any individual requirements , and still be available at reasonable cost . |
| 18 | I have seen what graphics packages on more sophisticated computers were able to produce , but I wanted to be able to use this with the knitting machine . |
| 19 | ‘ I wanted to be able to do my own thing — and to be able to play with other people . ’ |
| 20 | Erm , putting images into words is not always easy , a colour in a painting can give you a way in and the brown of Van Gogh 's jacket erm affected me with this one particularly and the sun flower I felt was inappropriate misplace , in a vase to , to small , erm and it gave me an image a very strong image of suffering and this poem is in its very early stages and its literally just a list of images and I wanted to be able to show you how I start off which is with a series of images and then I have to put some filler in and open them up a bit and , and make them more accessible and understandable , but this is just a list form . |
| 21 | Do you want to be able to add to them over the years or is the manufacturer likely to discontinue that particular pattern ? |
| 22 | She wants to be able to go ahead with their plans for a family even if he dies . |
| 23 | You want to be able at any time to get into the box , perhaps to change the battery , and you want to be able to flip the lid ( the field ) back as though it was on a hinge in order to do this . |
| 24 | You want to be able at any time to get into the box , perhaps to change the battery , and you want to be able to flip the lid ( the field ) back as though it was on a hinge in order to do this . |
| 25 | Magazines are fine , but you want to be able to go into bookshops and have access to other people 's minds and lives through fiction . |
| 26 | Do not overtighten the screws — you want to be able to remove them whenever any yarn gets caught in them , to keep them always in a ‘ spinning ’ condition . |
| 27 | Most importantly , you need a high-end package if you want to be able to print and control colour separations to have your image printed professionally . |
| 28 | The decision here will depend on whether or not you want to be able to watch broadcast TV . |
| 29 | But in fact is a Rolls Royce a quality car if you want to go shopping and you want to be able to park it in small paces places and get round multistorey car parks ? |
| 30 | The could be if you pop yourself there , he sits there and she sits there , you 're asking him a question , he 's not sure , he looks at her , so if you look you ca n't see what you 're doing , you want to be able to maintain eye contact with them both , yeah , one of the effective ways , well they 're going to be aware of the layout of the living room , this is their , this is their stage . |