Example sentences of "[pron] want [is] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are determined to make it work — the last thing I want is to be a laughing stock among local farmers if I fail . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ What I want is to be in charge of myself , to decide what I will or will not do . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ All I want is to be able to go out and play with my friends , ’ she says . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's so wonderful — all I want is to be with her and I get terribly possessive . |
| 5 | ‘ He ca n't hold my grandmother 's misguided behaviour against me when all I want is to be part of the family , to know I belong . ’ |
| 6 | and all I want is to type down there , cos that 's all I do |
| 7 | The last thing I want is for the case to be closed . |
| 8 | Do n't you know that all I want is for you to be happy ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ All I want is for him to come here , take Jennifer in his arms and face me . |
| 10 | ‘ All I want is for you to be happy , Peachcake . |
| 11 | ‘ All I want is for him to be happy and secure , ’ Vitor assured her , ‘ which he is with you . |
| 12 | ‘ What I want is for us to talk long and hard , and now , ’ she declared , and , swivelling on her heel , she marched back into the house . |
| 13 | The last thing I want is for them to be used as pawns in political games of chess to suit the personal ambitions of politicians . |
| 14 | ‘ All I want is for Scotland to keep winning . |
| 15 | ‘ The lad you want is under lock and key , ’ said Cadfael , dismayed . |
| 16 | Everything you want is at your disposal . |
| 17 | All you want is for things |
| 18 | I would n't put it into a company where the profit record was likely to be poor , because the last thing you want is for the share price to be lower than the option exercise price ’ . |
| 19 | And also I think , which is very strong and I think it does come out in , in the Chinese Communist Party , is the lust of power which can be even more dangerous when you convince yourself I 'll do all you lot good but I can make you all members of the Communist Party , whether you want to be or not does n't really matter , you know , it 's gon na be for the good of the country so you fall in with this trap of assuming that you want is for their good so it 's sort of a , a dangerous thing . |
| 20 | What you want is for me to stroke your ego by telling you that he does n't compare to you . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Manners , she says — but all you want is to belt across country for a couple of miles . |
| 22 | If you find that the property you want is to be sold at Auction , remember that a lot of time , effort and fees can be expended prior to an Auction and there is no guarantee that you will be successful in purchasing the property . |
| 23 | What you want is to be able to answer a few sensible questions uniquely identifying you , the trouble is there 's probably a repertoire of only ten of those questions , you 're going to get asked three or four of them , but those questions , your date of birth , your telephone number , the er address of your bank and so on and so forth , if you 're a private detective you can get those , you can have them on a sheet of paper and you can pretend to be whoever you like . |
| 24 | You do n't work for money , the haves conceded , all you want is to be near us in order to become us . |
| 25 | One point five inverse time , fifty six point three is in there , so the answer we want is minus two , one , three one , two , three , , seven , so add that to and I hear one , two , four , . |
| 26 | All we want is for things to go back to normal . ’ |
| 27 | Now that we do live much longer with better health care generally , what we want is for women to be able to live that last third of their lives in health and being able to enjoy themselves and contribute to the community , not feeling that they 're crippled by pain . |
| 28 | When it comes to saving lives or building bridges , the last thing we want is for uninformed and inexperienced students to form their own ideas . |
| 29 | Otherwise all we want is for her to have fun , and to enjoy happiness and health . ’ |
| 30 | The last thing we want is for someone to pop up unmarked and score a goal . |