Example sentences of "i want to " in BNC.
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| 1 | What kind of answer do I want to the question of how I use a map in my head ? |
| 2 | ‘ What would I want to be in a stupid team for ? ’ |
| 3 | What I mean by setting goals is asking yourself ‘ What sort of person do I want to be ? ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ Now why in the name of all Ireland would I want to be fighting ? ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Why did I want to be a policeman . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | For I knew nothing of this six months ago , nor did I want to . |
| 10 | ‘ Do I want to ? |
| 11 | ‘ Nor do I want to . ’ |
| 12 | Do I want to be a dead hero or a living idiot ? |
| 13 | Nor do I want to be ruled by the code of Napoleon , against which our ancestors fought in the Napoleonic wars . ’ |
| 14 | Did I want to be brought down ? |
| 15 | Why should I want to … to … ? |
| 16 | ‘ Do I want to ? ’ |
| 17 | but do I want to ? |
| 18 | That 's the thing , do I want to ? |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Where do I want to be ? |
| 21 | ‘ I know what it 's like in there and I 'm not sure it 's a place I want to be . ’ |
| 22 | I want to be In Love . |
| 23 | I want to be your lover . |
| 24 | ‘ And I 'll mess up my own life if I want to , that 's not your problem . |
| 25 | I want to be honest . |
| 26 | Lady , I want to your lover . ’ |
| 27 | Before going on to analyse the kinds of blocking technique one might nevertheless use , I want to briefly explain what I mean by the terms ‘ open ’ and ‘ closed ’ sides when referring to a stance . |
| 28 | ‘ I want to be the best ’ she explains proudly , ‘ it does n't matter how long it takes . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Margaret Thatcher shows that she is from the Greta Garbo school of diplomacy : ‘ I want to be alone . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I want to be alone . ’ |