Example sentences of "[noun prp] want [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What Mr Rowland wants is the early publication of this report . |
| 2 | What Mr Rowland wants is the early publication of this report . |
| 3 | I 'll , cos Dennis want 's that erm , window locked up as well . |
| 4 | We do n't , we , I do n't even know where Penny want 's to be buried . |
| 5 | Mike Teague says he was amazed at how many people turned out to watch … and it just goes to show how much Gloucester people enjoy their rugby … he says his comeback is going well but there 's a lot of pressure to keep winning and England want is a third grand slam … |
| 6 | Increasingly through last year it became apparent that what CSRG wanted was ‘ basically the same thing as BSDI : ’ an unencumbered commercial system . |
| 7 | By then , drenched in sweat , and exhausted , all Ruth wanted was to sleep . |
| 8 | The last thing Ken Sawkins wants is to upset people but he feels strongly that he is doing the area a good turn . |
| 9 | Having noticed the fertility ofodrugs as metaphor , what Ronell wants is not to explore the cultural meaning of drugs , but to get a piece of the action for herself . |
| 10 | Janet erm Mr want 's some practical suggestions I have one for goodness sake any show that 's suitable for children charge those children half price that way you 'll get . |
| 11 | and all Julia wanted was more and more and more money , there was a conflict on how many gran children she could have and sometimes she had five in there , one of them which was then very small which she had to spend time feeding and that and that was Kerry |
| 12 | Failing to do all the IMF wanted was one thing : escaping the exigencies of dependence on foreign credit , if only to continue financing of trade , was quite another . |
| 13 | About to join a battle royal with Britain and Germany over his ambitious plans for a 30 per cent increase in the EC budget , the last thing Mr Delors wanted was more tales of bogus food exports . |
| 14 | What Owen wanted was to be in and out fast . |
| 15 | ‘ And all Kobold wants is the papers ? ’ |
| 16 | Like any actor who has to play many different parts , all Reagan wanted were a few good lines written for him on cue cards that he could quote without having to tax his own abilities . |
| 17 | What de Gaulle wanted was not just a ‘ Europe of states ’ , but one that would both be free from what he believed to be an intrusive and unacceptable American influence , and acknowledge some substantial element of French leadership . |
| 18 | What Euripides wanted was to make tragedy reasonable . |
| 19 | What Clive wanted was callow youth . |
| 20 | What the RFU want is a period of experimentation rather than a four-year moratorium , a view shared by the Irish RFU technical director George Spotswood , the WRU director of refereeing Ken Rowlands and even one of the leading advocates of reform — NZRFU chairman Eddie Tonks . |
| 21 | What Baldwin wanted was a reversion to the firm two-party system of his youth , but with the Labour Party securely established as a great party of state and the Liberal Party tucked up in the history books . |
| 22 | All Maria wanted was to get back to Mrs Lennox and old Jock again . |
| 23 | What Harry Truman wanted was for Douglas MacArthur to behave himself , he wanted Douglas MacArthur to stop giving impromptu press conferences , he wanted him to stop inventing strategy as he went without reference to the president , he simply wanted to restore the chain of command . |
| 24 | The last thing Michael Harvey wanted was to be drawn into a personal discussion . |
| 25 | ‘ The favour Melanie wanted was an abortion , was n't it ? |
| 26 | The final irony is that the kind of liberalism John Torode wants is itself illiberal . |
| 27 | Of one thing I am sure : the last thing that business in west Lancashire wants is the election of a Labour Government , who will put up business taxes , put up costs and impose a minimum wage . |
| 28 | Releasing herself from his arms , Sophie said drily , ‘ The career Dawn wants is that of a veterinary surgeon 's wife . ’ |
| 29 | It can also mean " unrestrained " in the sense either of freedom to act or prodigality in giving : what Wilekin wants is that she give herself . |
| 30 | What Henry wanted was control of Scotland , no matter whether by marriage treaty or by force . |