Example sentences of "want [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's a lot to be done if cases are to be taken to court , but the last thing Thames Water will want during the run up to privatisation is a long , drawn out damages claim where the point at issue is the safety of the water in the tap . |
| 2 | Since then , Back To Basics has n't looked back , refining its relaxed feel , attracting a slightly older crowd , and preserving the enthusiasm and innovation by turning away the wrong sort at the door ( ‘ It 's just letting in people you 'd want as your mate , ’ according to co-founder and one time punk Dave Beer ) . |
| 3 | No I do n't want As |
| 4 | And he was certainly not the kind of man she would want as a father for her daughter ! |
| 5 | Oh I do n't want as that , I did n't want as that . |
| 6 | Oh I do n't want as that , I did n't want as that . |
| 7 | What do you want as your little birthday present ? |
| 8 | We will be able to provide the equipment he needs to lead a normal life , and we know he 'll want for nothing in the future . ’ |
| 9 | Gulf war or not , the world does n't want for oil — yet . |
| 10 | He had chosen this woman specifically because she was the sort she was — a simple type , immediately responsive to the baby , no outside involvements , so she was free to give her entire time to him , willing to do without time off while the baby was still on the breast , and not expecting the massive salary most women would want for a job like this . |
| 11 | Also they do not believe that our experience ( as , for example , that a woman 's ministry feels good and appropriate ) is a reliable guide to what God may want for his Church . |
| 12 | Yanto began , ‘ but what sort of money do you want for her ? ’ |
| 13 | It 's the kind of environment I would want for visitors to London . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ You shall want for nothing while you are with me . |
| 15 | So what do we want for the counsellees , or rather , what should they want for themselves ? |
| 16 | So what do we want for the counsellees , or rather , what should they want for themselves ? |
| 17 | ‘ Do you want for anything , Sir ? ’ asked Valence . |
| 18 | ‘ Do I want for anything ? ’ echoed Tezla gloomily . |
| 19 | In the US , Pinnacle , which peddles almost anything and everything you 'd ever want for a Sparc system will have board and system-level HyperSparc and SuperSparc products when it gets deliveries from the chip-makers . |
| 20 | Merchant princes did not forget their native towns and counties and the people there who might want for the means of providing themselves with even the most basic tools of their trade . |
| 21 | Through all the drudgery ( as it may seem ) , cricketers should enjoy the fruits of what they do and achieve , but they should also remember to make friends and speak fondly of the game , and they will then want for nothing once their playing days are over . |
| 22 | What more do you want for four quid ? |
| 23 | He wanted to soothe and calm him and , in the same instant , tell him that he would never want for anything , not as long as he , Nicholas de Loit , MP , had anything to give . |
| 24 | ‘ What I really do n't want for the Kirov Orchestra is just a brilliant but mechanical , if precise , kind of playing . |
| 25 | So if you could try to remember to bring down all the things you 'll want for the day , in the morning … ’ |
| 26 | It must want for sunlight . |
| 27 | What did they want for a wedding present ? |
| 28 | ‘ What do you want for them ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ What do you want for breakfast ? ’ |
| 30 | " How much does he want for it ? " |