Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't want to go to bed , because I did n't want to miss anything . |
| 2 | You do n't want to miss anything . |
| 3 | They had to wait while the Substitute put on his new galoshes , murmuring with a cigar between his teeth : ‘ Do n't want to miss anything this time … ’ |
| 4 | ‘ We do n't want to miss anything , ’ one of them said , reaching unhurriedly into another pot . |
| 5 | Lots of girls got put on report for wearing each other 's clothes — usually for visits , when they 'd want to borrow something that looked good . |
| 6 | The Homicide Act requires evidence that D was provoked to lose self-control : this is wide enough to include things said or done by persons other than the deceased , and acts done against persons other than D ( e.g. where D is provoked to kill someone who has just committed a sexual offence upon D 's son , daughter , wife , etc . ) . |
| 7 | Liberal Democrat candidate Peter Bergg said : ‘ We have made it perfectly clear that we intend to invest lots of money in training . |
| 8 | man and intend building one . |
| 9 | I do n't know how Dawn really feels about me , whether love or trust mean anything to her or not , but I do know that there is something special between us , and it feels like something more than just conditioning . |
| 10 | ‘ I would prefer to lose none , Commander . |
| 11 | ‘ We have a quality street team to welcome the Aussies , ’ said Probyn , ‘ and I intend to go one better than the last time I faced them — the World Cup final 12 months ago . ’ |
| 12 | I hate to see someone sad . |
| 13 | Do you want to post something through here ? |
| 14 | I certainly do n't want to lose anybody , especially me . |
| 15 | I expect she 'll want to see plenty . ’ |
| 16 | I will be watching both of you closely and I will want to see everything that is to be published . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ She wo n't want to see someone like you . |
| 18 | Yes , that 's , it 's a lovely , er , lovely story , Anna , er had a hat on and if she did n't want to see anybody , she was just going out |
| 19 | I 've seen Anne and Nonnie and I do n't particularly want to see anybody else . |
| 20 | He added : ‘ I do n't want to see anyone sent off but you ca n't have tackles like that flying around . ’ |
| 21 | But I was n't sure that you 'd want to see anyone so soon . |
| 22 | I do n't want to see anyone . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ You look fine , and anyway , if you do n't want to see anyone you can go through the annexe . |
| 24 | Mr Fallon , a champion for redevelopment of the site , said : ‘ I do n't want to see anything which would have a detrimental effect on the bus company but the area is crying out for a new development . ’ |
| 25 | Mr Fallon , who supports redevelopment of the site , said : ‘ I do n't want to see anything which would have a detrimental effect on the bus company but , at the same time , the area is crying out for a new development . ’ |
| 26 | The Czech government does not want to see lots of companies go under because of a new bankruptcy law . |
| 27 | We say one thing and mean mean something else . |
| 28 | JB : I tend to paint anything although only very occasionally a portrait . |
| 29 | ‘ Daddy hates to see anybody sitting down doing nothing . ’ |
| 30 | I would not want to mislead anyone into thinking that research is easy : it is hard and very time consuming work . |