Example sentences of "want there to be " in BNC.

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1 I want there to be trust between us .
2 We , we want there to be elements of socialism built into the capitalism we 're creating which will allow us to go straight into , to socialism in the future .
3 I do n't want there to be any question of you being late .
4 BEATRIX : Well , I would n't want there to be any misunderstanding .
5 Did n't I almost want there to be someone — to make the fight worthwhile ?
6 Staring at him , then round at the circle of concerned faces , she whispered , ‘ I do n't want there to be any trouble . ’
7 We did n't want there to be any confusion so that people would automatically put us all into public services , because the majority of our members should n't be in that section .
8 ‘ I did n't want there to be any half-measures , did n't want to make love to someone just for the sake of it .
9 I do n't want there to be any unnecessary suffering . ’
10 a , er you know , I do n't want there to be any .
11 It was pointed out that some advisers had wanted there to be a period of in-service training across the borough in order to familiarise teachers with the principles and procedures of self-appraisal .
12 I wanted there to be this constant floor of noise … ’
13 ‘ I knew how to be assertive and perhaps even then I wanted there to be distance between us , ’ she says .
14 Hence the formula : after the Council he wanted there to be des convaincus , pas de vaincus .
15 ‘ I never wanted there to be a war between us , Ingrid .
16 She wanted there to be a sunset and she wanted there to be the passion and the glory and the undying love .
17 She wanted there to be a sunset and she wanted there to be the passion and the glory and the undying love .
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