Example sentences of "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 | Richard Nelson , Director of Market Research Services at Campbell Soups All consumers want is to be told what is happening to their food , how safe it is and what is its quality … |
| 3 | Rightly or wrongly , what chairmen want is to narrow ownership back into the hands of rich individuals . |
| 4 | The last thing most of these people want is to be given reasons for changing their minds . |
| 5 | ‘ Manners , she says — but all you want is to belt across country for a couple of miles . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ What I want is to be in charge of myself , to decide what I will or will not do . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ All I want is to be able to go out and play with my friends , ’ she says . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's so wonderful — all I want is to be with her and I get terribly possessive . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | You do n't work for money , the haves conceded , all you want is to be near us in order to become us . |
| 13 | Er the reason want referring because has n't commenced it 's considered er view and the last thing we want is to be in business actually doing is enclosing on St Albans and anything that St Albans does n't actually want . |
| 14 | What we want is to be working here . |
| 15 | ‘ What members really want is to be got going again and not just towed off to a garage . |
| 16 | and all I want is to type down there , cos that 's all I do |
| 17 | ‘ The lad you want is under lock and key , ’ said Cadfael , dismayed . |
| 18 | Everything you want is at your disposal . |
| 19 | ‘ The only thing I really want is for Alonzo Kettless to carve me an East Suffolk Policeman 's helmet , ’ said Chief Superintendent Rom Rumsby on his retirement . |
| 20 | All we want is for things to go back to normal . ’ |
| 21 | All you want is for things |
| 22 | The last thing I want is for the case to be closed . |
| 23 | 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 ’ . |
| 24 | Do n't you know that all I want is for you to be happy ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ All I want is for him to come here , take Jennifer in his arms and face me . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 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 | ‘ All I want is for you to be happy , Peachcake . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Otherwise all we want is for her to have fun , and to enjoy happiness and health . ’ |