Example sentences of "[conj] i want [verb] how " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the main reason was that I wanted to explain how far I felt we had come in our understanding of the universe : how we might be near finding a complete theory that would describe the universe and everything in it . |
| 2 | ‘ So I want to know how the investigation is getting on . |
| 3 | All of this has made me understand that it is time for change , and I want to explain how I believe I can continue to serve Britain . |
| 4 | ‘ The organiser asked me if I wanted to see how the money was spent and since then I 've been hooked . ’ |
| 5 | If I want to count how many chairs there are in my college , I have little problem about deciding which of the many objects in college I am going to include in my count . |
| 6 | Of course we 've been in touch by phone but I wanted to see how things were … |
| 7 | I know , but I want to see how much there worth , so there about , see if we can get one for less than twenty pounds ca n't you . |
| 8 | ‘ A friend of my mother 's runs up the clothes for me , but I want to learn how to use a sewing-machine , ’ she says . |
| 9 | I know some people might think the decision I made was unpleasant and monstrous but I want to tell how I came to make the decision and the reasons behind it . |
| 10 | But I want to know how this is going to affect people in the streets . |
| 11 | I reach for the dictionary when I want to know how I should use it . |