Example sentences of "[pers pn] want 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 | Both of them want to be close and both need to repair their inner confusion about what they can allow themselves . |
| 7 | A lot of them want to just talk , to feel secure that they 've seen a policeman . |
| 8 | I have been to the Benefits Agency in my constituency , where the manager and staff made it plain to me that if staff were concerned about their safety they would not wear a name badge — but most of them want to because they want to be able to be identified by the public , so that if someone rings up a week later he can identify the person to whom he spoke a week before . |
| 9 | What kind of answer do I want to the question of how I use a map in my head ? |
| 10 | ‘ What would I want to be in a stupid team for ? ’ |
| 11 | What I mean by setting goals is asking yourself ‘ What sort of person do I want to be ? ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ Now why in the name of all Ireland would I want to be fighting ? ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Why did I want to be a policeman . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | For I knew nothing of this six months ago , nor did I want to . |
| 18 | ‘ Do I want to ? |
| 19 | ‘ Nor do I want to . ’ |
| 20 | Do I want to be a dead hero or a living idiot ? |
| 21 | Nor do I want to be ruled by the code of Napoleon , against which our ancestors fought in the Napoleonic wars . ’ |
| 22 | Did I want to be brought down ? |
| 23 | Why should I want to … to … ? |
| 24 | ‘ Do I want to ? ’ |
| 25 | but do I want to ? |
| 26 | That 's the thing , do I want to ? |
| 27 | Right , but what you 've got the opportunity of doing now during being a life assurance sales person , with self-employed status if you like , with the benefits of being in a company like ours , is really thinking where do I want to be in five years ' time . |
| 28 | Where do I want to be ? |
| 29 | ‘ I know what it 's like in there and I 'm not sure it 's a place I want to be . ’ |
| 30 | I want to be In Love . |