Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 31 | People just did n't want to see a sports film . ’ |
| 32 | Society chairman Malcolm Smith said his members would now want to see a written reply from the Department of Health confirming the proposed arrangements would not be introduced . |
| 33 | Sure you do n't want to see a dentist just to make sure it 's all right ? |
| 34 | No I do n't want to see a dentist . |
| 35 | Does anybody want to see a teddy bear ? |
| 36 | why , I do n't want to see a cos everytime when I see her again it reminds me of Roosevelt |
| 37 | ‘ Would you prefer to wait a moment , to collect your thoughts and prepare yourself spiritually ? ’ asked the ambience . |
| 38 | Therefore , powers do exist to enable a controlled reshaping of the settlement geography of rural areas . |
| 39 | Or if someone says What are you doing ? we can just answer Eating a mango instead of I am eating a mango because we know that I am is understood and does not have to be said . |
| 40 | In a Commons statement , Mr Clarke said : ‘ We would very much prefer to see a full accident and emergency service provided by trained ambulancemen , but that is impossible while the unions continue to insist on the 14 conditions which they have imposed . |
| 41 | I must confess that I would prefer to see a pigtail with an earring rather than the traditional civil service bowler hat . |
| 42 | I would prefer to see a straight Rocky-Strachan swap ( as I expected last year ) but I guess the wee man is still playing to well for this . |
| 43 | He told the meeting of MPs that he would prefer to see a more democratically-accountable bank but that he refused to support anything which jeopardised the treaty . |
| 44 | Oliver said : ‘ Look , you do n't want to treat a thing like this too lightly . |
| 45 | You could 've heard a critic smile ! |
| 46 | I do n't want to sound a snob but I thought it vulgar . |
| 47 | All the money we spent on this stuff , ’ she indicated her drink , ’ could 've floated a battleship over the years . ’ |
| 48 | That is , if you do n't want to risk a 10 ft sunflower towering out of your windowbox . |
| 49 | They do n't want to risk a break-up — perhaps for the sake of the children , or because it suits them to be married for other reasons . |
| 50 | I know you 're chafing at the bit , but we do n't want to risk a third bleed from that low-lying placenta . ’ |
| 51 | Even though some minor changes may subsequently be necessary in order to conform with the directive , the government does n't want to risk a further period of delay before bringing these necessary measures into effect . |
| 52 | Naturally I do n't want to risk a recurrence of the trouble , but equally , I hate missing any Ireland match and I 'll be giving it a full blast in the final training session to make sure I 'm 100 per cent . |
| 53 | With Amdahl Corp faced with an uphill struggle to adjust its business so that it can thrive in a post-mainframe world , and all its other major investments — things like the former Poqet Computer Corp and HAL Computers Inc still in the development stage and demanding more capital , while its own core business is a victim of the mainframe malaise , Fujitsu Ltd 's 80% of ICL Plc begins to look the company 's most valuable asset , making it increasingly likely that the company will in due course want to float a lot more than the 25% it originally suggested on the London International Stock Exchange : Fujitsu 's biggest problem is the one now facing all big Japanese companies — that the days of cheap capital at home are gone with the bubble economy , probably forever , and many Japanese companies issued convertibles in the 1980s that are coming up to maturity ; with prices on the Tokyo exchange still bombed out , few holders are going to want to convert into shares , which means that issuers will have to raise expensive new capital on the international markets to redeem them . |
| 54 | In particular , a database user may want to search a file in a number of ways , according to a particular application . |
| 55 | Do you want to come back on that Mr or do you want to wait a few moments ? |
| 56 | If you do want to enjoy a one-to-one relationship of a companionable or romantic nature there are various ways one can make contact , other people who want to do the same and they need not have marriage as an aim if that is not what you want . |
| 57 | It coped easily with gently curved edges , and was in its element coasting up and down a slightly sloping lawn , producing those satisfying stripes that can make mowing a distinct pleasure . |
| 58 | Would she want to wear a sweater as wide as it 's long ? |
| 59 | It would have been better than staying at home but I did not want to wear a school uniform . |
| 60 | I was holding off buying an away shirt , as I did n't want to wear a shirt that had never won a game . |