Example sentences of "[pron] [vb infin] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | That made them want to , of course . |
| 2 | ‘ It 'll make me want to be a Brownie even more ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ These are the songs I grew up listening to , ’ she says , ‘ they are the songs that made me want to be a singer . ’ |
| 4 | He taught me the fundamentals of the job … unsparingly … he channelled my discontent and made me want to be an actor . |
| 5 | M. It makes me want to be sick . |
| 6 | ‘ Let me explain to all of you why this case is so different , ’ Tanner continued , hunching his huge shoulders , his big hands spread before him on the table . |
| 7 | ‘ I wish you 'd let me explain to Old Red . |
| 8 | Let me relate to you a fable . |
| 9 | Without further ado as they say , let me introduce to you Bob Satchwell , who is editor of the Cambridge Evening News , and formerly Deputy Editor , Bob , of ? |
| 10 | He jumped up , pulling the lower branches of the tree down and clipped off stems , letting them fall to the ground . |
| 11 | As he turned to close the door of the tower behind them , she let them fall to the ground again . |
| 12 | What contribution do I make to the group task ( the content ) ? |
| 13 | What contribution do I make to the group interaction ( the process ) ? |
| 14 | How shall I answer to Christ for that , Clerk ? ’ |
| 15 | What kind of answer do I want to the question of how I use a map in my head ? |
| 16 | ‘ What would I want to be in a stupid team for ? ’ |
| 17 | What I mean by setting goals is asking yourself ‘ What sort of person do I want to be ? ’ |
| 18 | Note that I said ‘ do I want to be ’ rather than ‘ would I like to be ’ as the latter allows for the possibility of failure . |
| 19 | ‘ Now why in the name of all Ireland would I want to be fighting ? ’ |
| 20 | I do n't know how you negotiate your other deals , nor do I want to , but you can be sure you 're not going to get another cent out of me . |
| 21 | Why did I want to be a policeman . |
| 22 | Now what I want you to do I want to just have a look at it now and I want you to play with it over the holiday on your own . |
| 23 | For I knew nothing of this six months ago , nor did I want to . |
| 24 | ‘ Do I want to ? |
| 25 | ‘ Nor do I want to . ’ |
| 26 | Do I want to be a dead hero or a living idiot ? |
| 27 | Nor do I want to be ruled by the code of Napoleon , against which our ancestors fought in the Napoleonic wars . ’ |
| 28 | Did I want to be brought down ? |
| 29 | Why should I want to … to … ? |
| 30 | ‘ Do I want to ? ’ |