Example sentences of "want [prep] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Wolfenstein 's words ( 1955 ) , ‘ What the baby wants for pleasure has thus become as legitimate a demand as what he needs for his physical well-being , and is to be treated in the same way . ’ |
| 2 | The warmth of the ship and want of air had occasioned the skunk-weed to put forth two fine blossoms , very beautiful … ’ |
| 3 | Probably , for we later read that ‘ want of opportunity has been in some respect a prejudice to my business ’ , and , ‘ the noble act of embalming has been entirely ruined by the undertakers ’ . |
| 4 | Advice workers unfortunately may see two strands to their training : that which they are required to undergo , contrasted with that which they want in order to overcome their personal shortcomings in the interview room . |
| 5 | When entering shops it is essential to make a mental note of who is in front of you , and it is the custom when entering a shop to ask if they have the items you want in stock to avoid a pointless wait . |
| 6 | For example , they try to give Olwyn everything she wants in order to avoid tantrums . |
| 7 | okay good point and that is that is a point , that you need to be clear about what you want to role plays on as good as the real thing you know but then again sometimes you know sometimes I 've listened to people saying well role plays are a bit harder than real life harder than real life why are we talking about being assertive now . |
| 8 | Well no but you both yeah but you wan na play football if you want to Jonathan do n't you . |
| 9 | His message is : If you want to understanding knowing , remembering , hoping , and so on , do not look at whatever experiences may go with the use of the words ‘ know ’ , ‘ remember ’ , ‘ hope ’ , do not look at the phenomena ; look , instead , at the transactions of language , look at the grammar of the expressions ‘ I know ’ , ‘ I remember ’ , ‘ I hope ’ , look at what is done with these expressions . |
| 10 | The Department of the Environment admits it is almost impossible to recruit the calibre of inspectors it wants on salaries starting at about £15,000 . |
| 11 | I think she wants to colour co-ordinate Dad too . |
| 12 | If the New-York Historical Society wants to deaccession works to pay for operating expenses , legislators who help fund the Society should have some veto power over those sales , particularly if works of art and other objects of local interest threaten to pass from museums into private hands . |
| 13 | The freedom to eat as many vegetables as you want at mealtimes resolves this problem . |
| 14 | Do you want to juts pop on the couch for me ? |
| 15 | And and also I mean I do n't want a zigzag and I really recommend we get somebody for Well I do n't want to Tom to cut the sides like that with scissors you know , it has to be neat . |
| 16 | Do you want to samples bringing d Pete 's going up on |
| 17 | Many of the trade union leaders wanted of course to go to the front , but the whole process of organising our production … forbade their release . |
| 18 | We well she she wanted to Carole to ring up Ken ! |
| 19 | — The question of job swaps was not clear in Tim 's paper — for example for Area Secretaries it meant that they wanted to job swap they could do so by moving region |
| 20 | He replied that on the facts stated it appeared that the testator wanted by trust to release Seius from all liability to that debt . |