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Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] is to " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	McCrea sums up the Western code by his declaration that all his wants is to ‘ enter my house justified ’ while Scott is more easy-going and hence survives to mourn his partner in a world where a Westerner is more likely to be an unshaven brute played by Warren Oates than a white-hatted , true-hearted paladin .
2	And a good thing as I say is to just erm highlight the stuff that you want if you 've
3	We are determined to make it work — the last thing I want is to be a laughing stock among local farmers if I fail . ’
4	‘ What I want is to be in charge of myself , to decide what I will or will not do . ’
5	‘ All I want is to be able to go out and play with my friends , ’ she says .
6	‘ It 's so wonderful — all I want is to be with her and I get terribly possessive .
7	‘ 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 . ’
8	and all I want is to type down there , cos that 's all I do
9	All I seek is to be judged on my record and the record of this group .
10	All I ask is to be left to get on with my work , and enough support to make it possible .
11	County Councillor , Councillor on my right , I think is to be congratulated on the work he has done with County Highways on our behalf , and has written to District Council recommending refusal .
12	Our roads are in a mess and anything that will speed up improving that situation I think is to be welcomed .
13	Beautiful though your age is , many though the intellects that adorn it , and ugly though my age is , cruel many of its leaders , I believe that the period from which I come is to be preferred to yours in this respect .
14	Who said ‘ all I desire is to be left alone ’ ?
15	What I need is to be alone . ’
16	the only thing I have is to Scarborough .
17	Who do you think is to be the most hurt by such a scandal ?
18	‘ Manners , she says — but all you want is to belt across country for a couple of miles .
19	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 .
20	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 .
21	You do n't work for money , the haves conceded , all you want is to be near us in order to become us .
22	If you are , what I want you to do is to , to create a , a team plan and the first thing we need to decide in that team plan is where do we wan na get ?
23	You are at the moment , the best thing you get is to be in the top hundred .
24	‘ Apart from that , all you need is to be passed fit and healthy for a doctor 's examination . ’
25	‘ I live 20 minutes away from the set , but when you are working 16 hours a day the last thing you need is to be in a foreign country with a small child .
26	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 .
27	What we want is to be working here .
28	One of the most obvious practical needs we have is to be able to communicate .
29	‘ But I just want to make sure , and we are really close to it , that the agreement we have is to my liking .
30	Easson noted : ‘ One of the things we need is to be together with these guys for a lengthier period , whether pre-season , or an off-season tour . ’