Example sentences of "[noun pl] want [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the French are convinced that the Germans want to preserve their monetary hegemony as EMU approaches : the more dominant the Mark is , the more Germany will be able to dictate conditions and draw up plans for a European central bank based on the Bundesbank . |
| 2 | When researchers want to understand what it is like to be , say , a Moonie , they can submit themselves to the sorts of conditions that a Moonie experiences — so far as these are social ; but the real Moonie can , quite legitimately , protest that if the researcher does not have a personal experience of God or actually know in their heart that it is the Unification Church which has discovered the best way to live , they can not really understand what it is like to be a Moonie . |
| 3 | You 've found the pot of gold , and your greedy little fingers want to scrape it out — ’ |
| 4 | Because the mood in Japan is changing , and candidates want to identify themselves with reform . |
| 5 | He explained : ‘ I 'm enjoying watching Villa play and it will be interesting to see how many fans want to show their appreciation . ’ |
| 6 | And if any readers want to reveal their previous loves , send us the details at the above address , with your daytime telephone number . |
| 7 | Of course , if you have even a distant eye on a whole series of books featuring one detective ( and the late Margery Allingham once pointed out to me that the advantage of this is that half your potential readers want to read you and half want to read about your sleuth ) , then you are likely to land in difficulties if you hit on , say , a Victorian governess who happens to deal in the course of her scholastic career with as many as twenty or thirty " orrible murders . |
| 8 | If any readers want to share their interest in these models hen please do write as once again this is a little-known subject ; perhaps these models are just too big for the average collector to handle ? |
| 9 | Trade supremo Michael Heseltine , whose supporters want to see him in Mr Lamont 's job , was even more lavish in his praise . |
| 10 | The residents believe the L-plates flock to Henley because it 's a driving test centre , and instructors want to give their pupils a taste of what 's to come . |
| 11 | Conservatives want to give them independence . |
| 12 | Many of the towns in the middle are mixed , like Kupres , scene of some of the worst fighting this week , and both the Serbs and Croats want to get their hands on them . |
| 13 | We can to it at one tenth of the cost and lots of countries want to do it . |
| 14 | Surely British aviation enthusiasts want to see their team doing well ? |
| 15 | If Hoorays want to dance they ‘ gair-tair nie-clair ’ such as Tramp or Annabel 's . |
| 16 | This is usually a very popular event as parents want to see their own children involved in something special . |
| 17 | ‘ Facilities should be made available if Catholic parents want to send their children to Catholic schools . |
| 18 | ‘ All the oil companies want to expand their markets , ’ Cox says . |
| 19 | A lot of people who own Gibsons with humbuckers want to take their covers off . |
| 20 | My older constituents want to protect what they have saved and to be assured of first-class public services , especially in health and social security , when they need them . |
| 21 | Roger Boaden , director of the Shopping Hours Reform Council , said : ‘ Shoppers want to shop on Sunday , shopworkers want to work on Sunday and retailers want to open their shops on Sunday . ’ |
| 22 | Trading was light for most of the day but brisker buying may be resumed when the market opens today if dealers want to ensure they are not left short of supplies by the proposed cuts due to go into force on 1 March . |
| 23 | The hotel 's owners want to replace it with old people 's homes , but they 've agreed to hold back the bulldozers while the building 's inspected by an official from English Heritage . |
| 24 | Does any of the officers want to say anything |
| 25 | Well they 've wanted a mid-field player and a good striker , now people well write letters to local press informing them of this , but they do n't seem to be prepared to do this , they , the managers want to do their own thing as far as I can see they think the people on the terraces do n't know anything , but Jim and I were saying last night they wanted a mid-field player for ages now all this season , a ball winner , they have n't had one since Willie used to play and |
| 26 | James Burns , chairman of the region 's child care subcommittee , said yesterday : ‘ Many young men , women and children with learning difficulties want to use our shared care scheme and there is tremendous potential for it to expand . |
| 27 | And secondly a lot of er a number of consultants want to leave their bonuses in to accrue during the year . |
| 28 | ‘ If firms want to take it seriously , they 'll need to take a long hard look at what sort of performance objectives are being applied and whether they are actually appropriate . |
| 29 | The Brazilians want to remind themselves of the British style before they meet Scotland in Italy . |
| 30 | The study 's author , Michael Cameron , thinks that roads should be treated like telephone lines or the electricity supply : if customers want to use them at peak times , they should pay more . |