Example sentences of "[conj] i want [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 At the same time , I was refusing for her to be brought to the prison because although I wanted to see her more than anything , I was damn sure she was n't going to come to prison and see me .
2 That I want to save you .
3 Is the Chancellor aware that not so long ago I met a chap in Blackpool who said to me , ’ When you see that Chancellor of the Duchy , tell him that I want to give him a piece of my mind : not only is the poll tax three times higher than the rates , but I have lost my job , my wife has been waiting for an operation for two years , my daughter has lost her maternity grant through this Tory Government and my son has lost his income support — so when you see the chairman of the Tory party , will you tell him that I want to meet him to discuss this matter at the top of the Blackpool Tower ? ’
4 ‘ As long as you remember that I want to see you as little as possible .
5 Will you tell them that I want to take you ? "
6 There are of course some positive signs around but also a danger that I want to alert you to : a growth in what I will call ‘ designer caring ’ .
7 ‘ There 's something very practical that I want to ask you , ’ he said gently .
8 Is the Chancellor aware that not so long ago I met a chap in Blackpool who said to me , ’ When you see that Chancellor of the Duchy , tell him that I want to give him a piece of my mind : not only is the poll tax three times higher than the rates , but I have lost my job , my wife has been waiting for an operation for two years , my daughter has lost her maternity grant through this Tory Government and my son has lost his income support — so when you see the chairman of the Tory party , will you tell him that I want to meet him to discuss this matter at the top of the Blackpool Tower ? ’
9 It 's just that I want to get it typed I s'pose .
10 Knowing you , Jesus , brings so much joy and hope into my life that I want to share you with everyone I meet ,
11 Although I 've talked about some of them before there is such a feeling in fashion for double jacquard that I want to suggest them to you again .
12 It 's not that I want to offend you or anything , I … ’
13 I 'm sorry I was so tiresomely upset just now , it 's just that I want to protect you . ’
14 Then , in the same tone , in fact I decided that I want to marry you .
15 ‘ I think I said , in a lamentably floundering fashion , that I want to marry you . ’
16 ‘ There 's something that I want to show you .
17 So that I wanted to defend him from the beginning .
18 I assured her that I would definitely not change my mind and that I was sure that I wanted to do it .
19 I just … . it 's just that I wanted to tell her how sorry I am about … about what happened to your father and brother but , not knowing her , I did n't want to say it in a way that might upset her .
20 I considered simply passing it forward , but some idiot would probably open it and read it out to the whole class , or else it would get intercepted by Mrs Burton who was the last person that I wanted to read it .
21 So that 's why I came home , not that I wanted to come you know , to give it up .
22 I killed him for no more reason than I wanted to do it .
23 And I want to remind you of the history of when amalgamations take place , because a number of people have touched on that very point this morning .
24 ‘ I 've done some nursing and I want to put it to good use , ’ she added .
25 ‘ Ladies and gentlemen , this will be our last meeting before the big day and I want to thank you all for your co-operation , ’ Mrs Grindlewood-Gryke shouted above the noise .
26 And I want to thank you on Hilda 's behalf .
27 Erm , I know there are a lot of genuine boxers that are members of the G M B and I want to thank you because we just want to know that .
28 You do n't yet give us money , although I hope may , one day you will be persuaded to do so , but you have given us time , and particularly in the person of your colleague Sandra who is here , and her time to us has been enormously valuable and I want to thank you for that .
29 I 've got some names and I want to use them to do a deal . ’
30 He said , and I want to use you .
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