Example sentences of "want [prep] [be] free [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 We want our system , just as surely as France and Germany want to be free to enjoy their systems .
2 But each enterprise also wants government to be flexible , to discriminate in its favour ; and for itself wants to be free to take advantage of any shifts in the factors which improve its own bargaining power .
3 The Tvrdohlavi , just eight strong , wanted to be free to explore artistic avenues and to meet other creative people away from state influence .
4 Designing clothes for Carnega was all very well and I made a good living at it I wo n't deny but I wanted to be free to do my own thing — and to have my own name on the labels .
5 She wanted to be free to do her own thing — be independent — get a job , perhaps .
6 The USA had also resisted including the " most favoured nation " principle for services on a global basis , which would require that countries treated all trading partners alike ; the USA wanted to be free to discriminate in favour of countries which opened their markets to US services [ see also pp. 37228-29 ] .
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