Example sentences of "want [to-vb] [conj] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean do we want to go and stay with the children at camp or shall we stay home ? |
| 2 | Do you want to go and sit in the lounge , Joanna ? |
| 3 | On the other hand , I do n't want to go and retire in the country and grow cabbages , in order to prolong my life ! |
| 4 | Then came a day of snow showers , and she did not want to drive and waited until the late afternoon while Magnus sat and whined by the door . |
| 5 | But another thing to be shown how to do it and that 's what , really what we want to try and do for the rest of the talk is to not just keep preaching at you and telling you what to do , but to show you how , so that 's the purpose of the talk from now on , now in this outline there are , I 've got about fourteen different points here and it 'll highlight ways in which we can er stay awake , what I 'm going to do is to read straight through them and then we 'll go back and pick a couple out , because it 's impossible to concentrate on the entire er amount , so we 'll do that , it 's er a number of things we can do to keep virtually awake keep up with the food at the proper time from Jehovah 's organizations that 's studying and things like that is n't it ? |
| 6 | So that little old ladies who are , decide , or old gentlemen for that matter , want to try and live in the community , and then , they stick that on their bill . |
| 7 | and the police said all I have to do is phone the police and say well he wants to come and look round the property can I have a policeman there cos I do n't want |
| 8 | ‘ I want to grow and develop as a person in areas that I have not explored yet . |
| 9 | Glenborrodale , on the northern shore of Loch Sunart , holds a magic for everyone — nature lovers , artists , historians , sportsmen , geologists , gardeners , or those who just want to unwind and relax from the pressures of everyday life . |
| 10 | This may be a perfectly sensible decision based on the fact that one partner snores , or one sleeps poorly and wants to read or listen to the radio without disturbing the other . |
| 11 | She did n't want to talk or exclaim on the beauty of the view , and as though Matthew was also aware of their silent communication , he laid his hand gently on her shoulder . |
| 12 | And that 's telling 'em — Jess thought , wanting to cheer and boo at the same time . |
| 13 | You will want to consider whether to stick to the assumptions , and if so , how far to make use of the costings in public . ’ |
| 14 | The Rowlands had always wanted to farm and revelled in the return to a rural community in 1966 after a sojourn in suburban England , where , Gareth says incredulously , he had to pay to play rugby . |
| 15 | Oh dear God , why did she want to laugh and cry at the same time ? |
| 16 | The way the parapet wall , which screens the attics , sweeps down in a bold curve is exceptionally pretty , and it really makes you want to stop and stare at the house as you glimpse it through trees and across the river meadow from the Dorchester to Godmanstone road . |
| 17 | so I wanted to try and go for the C C Q , this is it , this is what we 're gon na ask you and of course it did n't work but I had to try it to see . |
| 18 | At times my sleepy little daughter was brought down from the nursery and stood on a stool while John draped pieces of material on her and showed me how he wanted the costume move and flow , and so help to illustrate what he wanted to express and convey to an audience . |
| 19 | What a heavenly dilemma : I wanted to stay and go at the same time . |
| 20 | They wanted to stay and listen at the door , but I was n't having that . |
| 21 | I just wanted to say that speaking as a psychiatrist |