Example sentences of "[noun] want [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Heredia wants to be poetic and hard ; the hardness appears to him as a virtue in the poetic . |
| 2 | We want our system , just as surely as France and Germany want to be free to enjoy their systems . |
| 3 | If the male wants to be potent in these activities , he must avoid the menstruating woman . |
| 4 | The commission and other member states want to be certain Italian farmers will respect the new quotas after overproducing for years . |
| 5 | Right , mummy wants to be purple . |
| 6 | Many people and firms want to borrow money for long periods of time , and yet many depositors want to be able to withdraw their deposits on demand or at short notice . |
| 7 | ‘ Drivers want to be able to put the same smart card in a holder ( or a different card in the same holder ) whether driving in the Netherlands or on a French autoroute , ’ says Ian Catling , a member of an EC group which is ensuring that electronic Babel is avoided on the roads . |
| 8 | The industry wanted to be able to use the funds that it had generated to invest in youth training . |
| 9 | Dona wanted to be alone and was bored with social graces . |
| 10 | Israel , whose new ambassador in Washington had complained to the press on February 14th that America was giving Israel the ‘ runaround ’ on housing aid for Soviet immigrants ( the administration wanted to be sure that $400m in loan guarantees , now agreed , would not be used to settle immigrants in the West Bank ) . |
| 11 | It is their secret knowledge that the child wants to be able to share . |
| 12 | New Zealand is where Barnes wants to be next summer as part of the British Lions tour managed by England 's Geoff Cooke . |
| 13 | Tendring District Council wants to be responsive to the needs of residents and to work in partnership with them . |
| 14 | Eva wants to be sure of the facts . |
| 15 | To quote Laura Mitchel — ‘ We spend our lives wanting to be mature , well , now we are so let's make the most of it . |
| 16 | She wondered if Mrs Gray wanted to be fair to her husband and to avoid mentioning him in a role which showed him having to report to HQ , as it were ; or whether she wanted to be fair to Canon Wheeler , about whom , her tone suggested , she might share her husband 's opinion . |
| 17 | Back To The Planet want to be massive , but theirs are still down-to-earth concerns … |
| 18 | But the general wants to be prime minister . |
| 19 | See twice the size , it wants twice say the it 's nine inch and you want it twice the size the canvas wants to be eighteen inch does n't it ? |
| 20 | Then , from nowhere , a kind of despair seemed to settle on him , and he felt lonely and used and cheated , and for a moment wanted to be far away from this slim , black-haired woman with her tense white face and her slender fingers . |
| 21 | As i want to be certain of something , I need to know the prime time to apply , to be sure of getting something I suppose . |
| 22 | If that motivation appears to be weak or there is marked ambivalence , it is worth reflecting upon what the old person wants to be able to do ! |
| 23 | Blanche wanted to be clever and memorise the way his finger moved across the numbers but she could not maintain the concentration after the first four . |
| 24 | I think the committee as a whole wanted to be cautious because as has been said earlier our main prime responsibility must be to those who need rest home or nursing home care and have nobody else to fund them . |
| 25 | ‘ The clear message is that unless local people want to be involved with this year 's Fun Factory , plans will be shelved . |
| 26 | Does he recognise that many people want to be proud owners , but can not afford to buy their council homes outright ? |
| 27 | We have our own tour products , such a villa holidays but most people want to be independent . ’ |
| 28 | Most people want to be special and know they are special to their loved and chosen partner . |
| 29 | I 've a fancy these two young people want to be alone . ’ |
| 30 | I ca n't understand why people want to be pop stars . |