Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] i want [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't know if I want to be doing this in ten years ’ time but I certainly believe it is important to plan ahead . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't know if I want to or not , I just want to know what I 'm supposed to be doing there . ’ |
| 3 | I do n't know whether I want to . ’ |
| 4 | I 'm gon na do that I want to be free . |
| 5 | They are trying to guard me … but until I see for myself , how do I decide if I want to be protected ? |
| 6 | I grew up pretty much as everybody else grows up and one day seven years ago I found myself saying to myself — I ca n't live where I want to — I ca n't go where I want to — I ca n't do what I want to — I ca n't even day what I want to . |
| 7 | He turned his head to stare at me as if he could n't at once comprehend my interest , but then , understanding , said of course I could go if I wanted to . |
| 8 | I did n't go because I wanted to be rich . |
| 9 | I grew up pretty much as everybody else grows up and one day seven years ago I found myself saying to myself — I ca n't live where I want to — I ca n't go where I want to — I ca n't do what I want to — I ca n't even day what I want to . |
| 10 | And when I asked him what would happen if it got known he just smiled and said I could talk if I wanted to . |
| 11 | He said I could talk if I wanted to … ’ |
| 12 | But having got my way over that , it meant I could n't protest as I wanted to about Frome being put in charge . |
| 13 | I decided I was a very stupid fool not to at least paint as I wanted to and say what I wanted to when I painted as that seemed to be the only thing I could do that did n't concern anybody but myself — that was nobody 's business but my own . |
| 14 | It 's not my party and I 'll cry if I want to Vicky Hutchings gets the blues at the Telegraph 's election night bash |
| 15 | ELECTION WATCH It 's not my party and I 'll cry if I want to Vicky Hutchings gets the blues at the ‘ Telegraph 's ’ election-night victory celebrations |
| 16 | It 's my party , and I 'll cry if I want to . ’ |
| 17 | I 'll cry if I want to . |
| 18 | Designing clothes for Carnega was all very well and I made a good living at it I wo n't deny but I wanted to be free to do my own thing — and to have my own name on the labels . |