Example sentences of "want [pers pn] to [be] able " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would you want them to be able to express their emotions more intensely and precisely , able to show how they feel ? |
| 2 | I 'd like to see what hard nosed er B A I E people would make of it you know people who are making a living from doing the same well you know when I employ somebody coming into the business this is what I want them to be able to do um this has always been of course an a criticism |
| 3 | I very much respect your instincts , and I want you to be able to talk freely . " |
| 4 | that 's for group one one okay , okay I 'm not telling you who 's doing whose right please mark it , marks out of ten and I want you to be able to justify your marks . |
| 5 | ‘ We want him to be able to concentrate on the Tests from here on . ’ |
| 6 | She did n't want him to be able to appreciate thunderstorms . |
| 7 | He had wanted her to be able to keep her illusions . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I wanted you to be able to make up your mind away from the pull of the mountains , the sunshine and the hacienda . |