Example sentences of "[vb mod] want [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may want to be sure a certain heirloom — perhaps worth little financially — will be passed on to a particular person . |
| 2 | Fellow PFK readers may want to be aware of this , should they be fortunate enough to find themselves in , or near , the principality . |
| 3 | ‘ When your Uncle Jim died , ’ Louise continued , ‘ and I decided to retire up here , it seemed the most natural thing in the world that cousins should want to be close in their widowhood . |
| 4 | Once you 've opened your account , you 'll want to be able to get to your money easily and quickly . |
| 5 | In some cases , for example the high profile job of a Press Officer or the technically demanding role of Planning Secretary , committee members might want to be sure they are filled by people with the right qualities . |
| 6 | Now , er , I do n't know er why you might want to be unlisted , ex-directory , not in the book . |
| 7 | You might want to be able to sort of get to their flat very quickly . |
| 8 | I thought he might want to be alone . ’ |
| 9 | They 'd want to be sure the items had been reported stolen and the person who owns this suitcase for example , would need to know what was written on the other side . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's not the kind of thing you 'd want to be true , ’ she said . |
| 11 | but you 'd want to be able to know that you can I do n't know , I mean , I , I think , with , with the place I am now I just do n't know what to make of it really |
| 12 | They were not forewarned of the final paragraph , added by a Vatican envoy : ‘ There is no way the Bishops could want to be disrespectful to His Excellency the Life President of the Republic , whom they hold in high esteem . ’ |
| 13 | Third , it is also likely that prior to making an investment the firm would want to be sure that any upsurge in demand and in output is not a temporary phenomenon . |
| 14 | He strongly criticised local government for increasing bureaucracy and asked why anyone with an interesting and busy life would want to be involved with it . |
| 15 | For example , we would want to be able to recover bracelet from the input bwacelet . |
| 16 | Furthermore , on other occasions the acoustic-phonetic information might be misleading ; we would want to be able to recover from or some other minor mispronunciation . |
| 17 | They will want to be sure that you are prepared to give your time to care for the children , that you will provide for all their needs and take them out regularly , and that you really do like small children ! |
| 18 | But anyone who launches a bid for Ferranti will want to be sure there are no more black holes lurking in the company 's books . |
| 19 | Even with editorial offers the magazine will want to be sure that stocks will not give out too soon , or they will have a great many disappointed readers . |
| 20 | While a few basic tubs are fine for filling and pouring , when you come to select something larger you will want to be sure that what you choose is safe as well as stimulating . |
| 21 | The acquirer will want to be sure that grants will not be withdrawn or have to be repaid . |
| 22 | Well only just to really , actually all Mr Mr has er said , and just one other bit of information , the time when the Chairman of the council extended the invitation to sixth formers , looking for alternative entertainment for the sixth formers of school , after they sat through a full council , I took them over to the er archivists er department , and we saw the paper restor , sorry , should n't say paper restorer , manuscript restorer at work , and these sixth formers , already knew of the existence , one of them asked to see the records of parish , because he knew they were there , and I mean , I think this is wonderful , that the sixth formers already , er children are being taught about the ar the records , and they will want to be sure that we kept them , and I think it 's our moral duty to keep er , the records of the past for future generations . |
| 23 | He or she will want to be convinced that you are serious in intent , and will also want to be reassured of your staying power . |
| 24 | And if being thin is more acceptable than being fat , then of course Black girls will want to be thin . |
| 25 | Rolle says that the first two stages defined in Ego Dormio are possible for actives as well as contemplatives , though he does comment that during the second stage his pupil will want to be alone " to thynk on Criste , and to be in mykel praying " ( 65 – 66.158 – 9 ) . |
| 26 | This year they will want to be champion themselves . |
| 27 | Do n't cover the eye itself , as it will want to swell , and you will want to be able to see it . |
| 28 | We will want to be able to build high capacity systems so going to take on the class of applications that have traditionally been associated with a mainframe . |
| 29 | Bear in mind that presentational matters are for the convenience of your reader , who will want to be able to check easily on the materials you have used . |
| 30 | Often they will want to be able to telephone solicitors when somebody in the CAB has a problem they need help with . |