Example sentences of "want [verb] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What made you want to go this time , then ? ’ |
| 2 | And I thought you might want to go some time anyway er , not on a Sunday . |
| 3 | However , once Governments of either party know that they will complete a Bill on a certain day , they hand much of the power over to the Opposition to decide how they want to use that time to debate the proper timing and clauses . |
| 4 | However , I want to leave sufficient time for the Minister to answer . |
| 5 | that 's why they were getting all that brochure , that 's what you want to do next time , you wan na get er , all the different Christmas brochure 's |
| 6 | When you need a quick change of role — or want to take extra time to look stunning — start with your hairstyle . |
| 7 | ‘ We will do all we can to help customers as much as we can , especially those on low incomes and we want to take more time during the course of the year to evaluate the charge in detail . |
| 8 | ‘ We will do all we can to help customers as much as we can , especially those on low incomes , and we want to take more time during the course of the year to evaluate the charge in detail . |
| 9 | He says he wants to spend more time in his constituency . |
| 10 | While the nation mourns ( not ) over the sudden cancellation of the SHAKESPEAR 'S SISTER mega-tour , it would seem that the reason behind the decision had little to do with SIOBHAN 's nervous exhaustion and more to do with the fact that hubbie DAVE STEWART wants to spend more time with his wife and less time on his Jack Jones , staring at his fibre-optic carpet . |
| 11 | Norman Lamont delivers his budget and tells the House he wants to spend more time with his family . |
| 12 | President Clinton wants to spend more time with Gennifer Flowers . |
| 13 | With all due respect to his constituents , can anyone , particularly such a sophisticated European , honestly want to spend more time in Watford ? |
| 14 | I want to spend more time at home and in my constituency . ’ |
| 15 | Gee , formerly an official with the GMB trade union , said that : " I want to spend less time on administration and more on direct issues which affect people and the planet . " |
| 16 | An objective is a clear , precise forecast of what you want to achieve some time in the future . |
| 17 | ‘ I … er … ca n't , ’ said Endill , not wanting to waste any time . |
| 18 | And if you 're wanting to spend more time on Johnson at any stage , this is sort of there 's something that I sort of do n't trust producing some er , you know a play to a load of boxes but erm , la la la , and sheets as well . |
| 19 | We will want to give adequate time to them to share their experiences and insights . |
| 20 | At Westminster they disembarked at King 's Steps , Corbett pulling the hood of his cloak over his head to avoid recognition by any of his colleagues in the Chancery or the Exchequer for he did not want to waste valuable time in idle chatter . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , Fedorov wo n't be visiting the post office till the end of the month , but we do n't want to waste any time after that . |
| 22 | Campaigners desperately wanted answers this time . |
| 23 | I had wanted to spend some time with the Infierno people themselves ; but , caught between two worlds , they had a very understandable fear of their traditional knowledge being ‘ stolen ’ , and did not open up the project to outsiders without good reason . |
| 24 | You 'll want to have some time on your own with him . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ You would n't want to fail first time out , would you ? ’ |
| 26 | Many applicants will have a firm idea of what they want to study at university , but others will want to take some time to consider various possibilities before they apply . |
| 27 | Anne and Chris did n't want to return full time to stressful teaching jobs when their maternity leave ended , so together they sent in a joint application for a full-time position with a covering letter pointing out the benefits of job sharing , and the way they could organize their week and their timetable . |
| 28 | ‘ But it is so naive that it seems unlikely the politicians will want to spend much time on it , ’ says Jean Rankine , the museum 's deputy director . |
| 29 | But perhaps you have friends now , and do n't want to spend much time in a lonely house with a blind man like me . ’ |
| 30 | Norman Lamont 's family says it does n't want to spend more time with him . |