Example sentences of "i [verb] not want [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not want my new friends to know I am connected to a boring man like you . |
| 2 | I do not want my use of pronouns to slip by unnoticed : I want readers to think about it , and to act on their conclusions . |
| 3 | ‘ I do not want my life discussed over there . ’ |
| 4 | I do not want my family harmed or my gallery burned down , so I shall not say who they are . |
| 5 | It would be unfair to pretend that , but I do not want my hon. Friend to be carried away by the importance of it . |
| 6 | I do not want my grandchildren to do what their grandfather did , or even marginally what I had to do . |
| 7 | Tyminski announced on Oct. 4 that he would be returning to Canada , because " I do not want my presence here to create the appearance of honesty in these elections " . |
| 8 | ‘ I do not want your stinking name , ’ Gina said . |
| 9 | I do not want your emblems of slavery . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I do not want your middle names , you blister ! ’ the Gorgon bellowed . |
| 11 | I do not want your heart broken , which I fear it might be if you saw him unhappy . ’ |
| 12 | I do not want your explanations . |
| 13 | Anyway , I do n't want their pity . |
| 14 | Now , I do n't want their niggers giving our niggers any funny ideas . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I would feel much happier , I do n't want her ill as well as her poor Mother . ’ |
| 16 | It was as if a subliminal message had passed between them ; as if she had said aloud , ‘ Look , I understand how things are between you and Alain Gebrec , but Iris does n't seem to and I do n't want her upset , ’ and as if he had responded , ‘ Do not worry , I will not say or do anything to hurt her . ’ |
| 17 | Emma will be coming home soon , and I do n't want her upset — I do n't want you on the scene . |
| 18 | I 'll even withdraw my men to assure your so-called sister that I do n't want her brother 's castle . |
| 19 | ‘ But on the other hand I do n't want her upset either , and seeing him would be the one thing guaranteed to do just that . ’ |
| 20 | I do n't want her hurt . |
| 21 | I do n't want her messed with . ’ |
| 22 | I do n't want her frazzled and I do n't want him upset in the morning cos I wan na go out and have a nice even keel then |
| 23 | ‘ Well , I do n't want our Emily seeing it , ’ she said . |
| 24 | ‘ Oh God , Mary ! ’ says McPherson , ‘ Oh God , Mary ! ’ — his voice is breaking with emotion — ‘ Oh God , Mary , I do n't want our kids to grow up in a world like this , with man an enemy to man , and cats crawling all over the books , in a cold water walk-up behind the subway depot . |
| 25 | I do n't want my child taught by that teacher ! |
| 26 | There are undoubtedly people who will still say , ‘ I do n't want my little Johnny to get food poisoning and that 's the end of the story , ’ — although unfortunately , they would be misled if they were to choose irradiated food for that reason . ’ |
| 27 | Our daughter wanted me ( Dave ) to preach at the funeral because she said , ‘ I do n't want my brother 's death to have been a total loss . |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't want my hair cut , ’ Corrie screamed . |
| 29 | I do n't want my child to turn into an anti-social loner which , as your article pointed out , is one of the perils of spending hour after hour playing computer games . |
| 30 | I do n't want my son to grow up to be a sexual pervert because of lessons he 's learned at school . |