Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] want [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sanding floors : Where old floorboards are very uneven , or you want to leave them exposed and they are badly stained and marked , hire a floor sanding machine . |
| 2 | Er a a and then say , well we can take that on board for you if you like but it might be more efficient for you to do the possessions because the civil engineer Leeds , actually is part of your organization a a and it might be more appropriate for you to get those possessions in , for you to decide whether or not you want one big bang o o o of a week 's possession or , or you want to do it i in four hour no-trains periods for the next three years . |
| 3 | In the other … you might just as well try to go to sleep when your feet are cold or you want to spend a penny , or you 're hungry for a special kind of food you have n't got . |
| 4 | If you are unsure or you want to check current staff and service agreements then seek the advice of your trades union via a local steward or regional office . |
| 5 | ‘ Or you want to believe it 's too neat . |
| 6 | You do not have to continue with stage 1 exercises if you find no further need of them or you want to concentrate fully on these harder exercises ! |
| 7 | I 'll leave some tissues around so that if you do n't like it or you want to rub it off you can always use a tissue . |
| 8 | First , ask : ‘ Why should he or she want to write about me ? ’ second , and just as important , consider : ‘ Why should his or her editor want to publish an item about me ? ’ |
| 9 | We 've had a few people coming on and saying they want it to stay there or they want to leave it there but it 's the trees that 's really annoying people . |
| 10 | to do something else elsewhere or they want to transfer to transport management or something like that as people do sometimes |
| 11 | They want information about what the band is doing ; or they want to know where they can get T-shirts , sweatshirts , concert tickets and other merchandise . |
| 12 | I think it 's wrong to underestimate erm i i it 's particularly initially , how , how positively reinforced it can , it can be around you erm , just this the idea of losing weight and that er you know , people will be wha , for whatever reasons are , either envious or they want to know how you can do it , they want to know , and particularly if it 's linked with exercise then it 's all very good things to do and you know , the media 's telling you and a , everyone 's telling that this healthy lifestyle that actually then goes out of control through being so controlled erm e e , there 's a , well there 's a thin line between it , being a very positive experience , and you 're suddenly buying smaller jeans and erm you know , it 's just everything is is feeding , if that 's the right word , this idea that it , that that it 's tremendous to be |
| 13 | Neither Lorenzo nor I want to part , but we 'll be together again soon , and for always … |
| 14 | And I want to remind you of the history of when amalgamations take place , because a number of people have touched on that very point this morning . |
| 15 | Basically the system is our cover note book control , er , we issue cover note books to agents and it 's up to us to make sure that they 're all issued in sequence , as their legal documents etc , and a minute a gap comes up we have to chase them etc , it 's run by erm , people quite low units and they scared of a job and tend to put it off as lose , and I want to visit and try and influence them so I can give them some help and to change it and bring it up to date , because it 's er . |
| 16 | I must confess that I find this deeply attractive , and I want to draw attention to a few Bible passages where I think this idea is being worked out . |
| 17 | But France is not my home , and I want to live again at Windsor with Wallis by my side . ’ |
| 18 | And I want to live my own life my own way . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've done some nursing and I want to put it to good use , ’ she added . |
| 20 | ‘ Of course not , but the police are interested in those keys too and I want to put a stop to Shildon searching my property . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm just glad the teacher is OK and I want to put all this behind me . ’ |
| 22 | but they want seven and I want to put that big bit at the bottom . |
| 23 | ‘ Ladies and gentlemen , this will be our last meeting before the big day and I want to thank you all for your co-operation , ’ Mrs Grindlewood-Gryke shouted above the noise . |
| 24 | And I want to thank those writers with whom solid friendships were formed : Melvyn Bragg , Gordon Burn , Jeremy Paxman , Michael Walsh , Jay Rayner , Colm Toibin and Grub Smith , among others . |
| 25 | ‘ And I want to thank you on Hilda 's behalf . |
| 26 | Erm , I know there are a lot of genuine boxers that are members of the G M B and I want to thank you because we just want to know that . |
| 27 | You do n't yet give us money , although I hope may , one day you will be persuaded to do so , but you have given us time , and particularly in the person of your colleague Sandra who is here , and her time to us has been enormously valuable and I want to thank you for that . |
| 28 | The cards and calls from well-wishers have been a real pick-me-up and I want to thank everyone for their concern and support . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ And I want to use it in the plot for my new novel , ’ Melissa continued . |
| 30 | I 've got some names and I want to use them to do a deal . ’ |