Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't want to miss a second of it . |
| 2 | I did n't want to miss a trick . |
| 3 | He did not want to miss a word . |
| 4 | Andy 's form is exceptional and he has waited such a long time to make the jersey his own that he will not want to miss a game . ’ |
| 5 | The controls are slow and unresponsive — let's face it , with the amount of platform beat-'em-ups around you 'd have thought the programmers would 've given a bit more care and attention to this aspect , not to mention the graphics , presentation … the game in general really . |
| 6 | But why anyone would want to carry a bike up a mountain on their shoulder for the pleasure of being able to bump about on it for tiny , short stretches of flat ridge was completely beyond me . |
| 7 | This removes some of the flexibility ( you need a mains socket ) , the portability ( the LAN adaptor itself may fit into your pocket , but you would n't want to carry a mains adaptor too ) , and the tidiness ( the power lead means yet another bit of wire at the back of your PC ) . |
| 8 | She had saved up for such a long time and did n't want to carry a load of coins around . |
| 9 | You can see why he did n't want to acknowledge a family connection with someone who was convicted of murder . |
| 10 | This can make editing a time consuming and confusing exercise when working with a large piece of music . |
| 11 | You may be using some particular part in the spreadsheet that you consider to be unusual , er you may want to include a page reference , so that er , you can understand it again |
| 12 | Even the smallest plot will have sufficient room for a small table and chairs , You may also want to include a barbecue . |
| 13 | When people employ a builder to repair their house , they will probably want to agree a price beforehand . |
| 14 | ‘ I do n't want to lose a moment of the time I 'm allowed to visit you , ’ I said . |
| 15 | This does seem a reasonable argument , and I certainly would not want to lose a therapy which could be of real value to people . |
| 16 | Does anybody want to see a teddy bear ? |
| 17 | ‘ And we did n't want to see a team of scriptwriters messing around with our characters . |
| 18 | Sure you do n't want to see a dentist just to make sure it 's all right ? |
| 19 | No I do n't want to see a dentist . |
| 20 | Mr Field has agreed not to make any statement about his next course of action before his 11.30am meeting with Mr Kinnock , but he said that his supporters in Birkenhead had told him they did not want to see a fudge . |
| 21 | John did not want to see a doctor , but they overrode him this morning and had the quack in . |
| 22 | It 's very difficult indeed to pin people down , quite rightly so , I mean , you do n't immediately want to see a scapegoat or something like that . |
| 23 | ‘ Would you prefer to wait a moment , to collect your thoughts and prepare yourself spiritually ? ’ asked the ambience . |
| 24 | Or if someone says What are you doing ? we can just answer Eating a mango instead of I am eating a mango because we know that I am is understood and does not have to be said . |
| 25 | I must confess that I would prefer to see a pigtail with an earring rather than the traditional civil service bowler hat . |
| 26 | Oliver said : ‘ Look , you do n't want to treat a thing like this too lightly . |
| 27 | You could 've heard a critic smile ! |
| 28 | I do n't want to sound a snob but I thought it vulgar . |
| 29 | All the money we spent on this stuff , ’ she indicated her drink , ’ could 've floated a battleship over the years . ’ |
| 30 | They do n't want to risk a break-up — perhaps for the sake of the children , or because it suits them to be married for other reasons . |