Example sentences of "but [adv] [pron] want " in BNC.
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| 1 | They thought it was broken , then they said it was just a bad sprain , but apparently they want to do another X-ray , so I simply do n't know what 's happening . |
| 2 | I do n't care if they go out with a different girl every day of the week as well as me , but suddenly they want to be the one and only . ’ |
| 3 | But anyway you want the heading sickness . |
| 4 | Already they 've had six million francs ' profit from an investment of twelve million — but always they want more . " |
| 5 | But usually you want the goods , so an exchange of goods is normally considered quite acceptable . |
| 6 | We want to limit the amount of fees being charged , but also we want to bring security back to the pensioners . |
| 7 | But also I want to stop a bad thing . ’ |
| 8 | But really I want to try to slip past them . |
| 9 | But now they want him back . |
| 10 | No toilet paper , long queues , one cubicle … you know what we 're talking about , but now we want to know the best of the worst . |
| 11 | But now we want them all shared out so instead of saying one remainder two we writ it like this now . |
| 12 | But now I want to win and win and win. , Salim , too , wants to win , and his affair with Yvette is a victory : All my energy and mind were devoted to that new end of winning the person . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ But now I want to ask you something , seriously , ’ Harriet 's voice softens . |
| 14 | ‘ But now I want to improve my acting by tackling more demanding roles . |
| 15 | He said : ‘ I lost three years of international chances but now I want to help Oxford win . ’ |
| 16 | I know it 's my fault she 's here , I suppose in a few years time I 'll wish I 'd been here , but now I want to be out enjoying myself . |
| 17 | But now I want to go home . |
| 18 | But now I want another challenge . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I like it , and so do the frogs , but now I want a bigger one that does n't have plastic edges , so the effect is completely natural . |
| 20 | But now I want to shift the argument somewhat . |
| 21 | ‘ I know A , B and all that , but now I want to learn to sign my name , that 's all ’ , says Juana Monroy , felt halt pulled down over her wrinkled face . |
| 22 | But now I want to go faster than 1,000 words in six minutes . |
| 23 | But today I want to address three themes , that revolve around relationships . |
| 24 | when we have a break , preferably midday , alright so , I do n't want to ask you to alter your chosen order of witnesses you see , er but equally we want to get on if we can |
| 25 | I shall be looking more closely at the implications of this point of view later , but here I want to suggest that in emphasising the importance of reflection Dorothy Heathcote has overstated the case . |
| 26 | But sometimes I want to be pampered like royalty — without having to pay a king 's ransom . |
| 27 | But then I want to use my feelings about life . |
| 28 | But then you want it . |
| 29 | But seriously they want ten times whatever ! |