Example sentences of "they [adv] want a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you do have to , you do have to be aware of being too clever for your own good , because they only want a translation . |
| 2 | Most of the council estate dwellers I meet do n't — they only want a council house they could like and feel some control over . |
| 3 | Because it 's there 's if I 'm there for three weeks and they only want a score card done then my potential earnings er total earnings are that but I 'm there anyway so if I 'm getting both of them done then I can earn a lot more money . |
| 4 | they desperately want a child between them and to them a child that is born by the mother but is from a different origin than than the partner is is the next best thing an , and most of the couples , and we do n't advise them that this should all be kept secret , we leave that decision to be something that they will erm , come to later on when the child is older , and many of these couples will decide that this child will be brought as their own biological child , and I do n't really see that as being any different than many relationships where children are conceived out of wedlock , or out , with the relationship and people make a a a decision to keep this erm to themselves . |
| 5 | Nevertheless they still wanted a worker who could communicate with the young and relate to them . |
| 6 | They still want a paper system ! |
| 7 | And if they ever want a reference , I 'll stand for that . |
| 8 | But they also wanted a lift into town and we agreed to go to the Hard Rock Café in Honolulu together that night . |
| 9 | Killinchy Club spokesman George McCann said they originally wanted a date later in the year . |
| 10 | ‘ The truth about chaps who want to be father figures , ’ remarked Lili , ‘ is that they actually want a mummy figure themselves . |
| 11 | They certainly wanted a change of style , and probably a sharper one than Baldwin was likely to provide . |