Example sentences of "want for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ’ |
| 2 | Gulf war or not , the world does n't want for oil — yet . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Yanto began , ‘ but what sort of money do you want for her ? ’ |
| 6 | It 's the kind of environment I would want for visitors to London . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You shall want for nothing while you are with me . |
| 8 | So what do we want for the counsellees , or rather , what should they want for themselves ? |
| 9 | So what do we want for the counsellees , or rather , what should they want for themselves ? |
| 10 | ‘ Do you want for anything , Sir ? ’ asked Valence . |
| 11 | ‘ Do I want for anything ? ’ echoed Tezla gloomily . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | What more do you want for four quid ? |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ What I really do n't want for the Kirov Orchestra is just a brilliant but mechanical , if precise , kind of playing . |
| 18 | So if you could try to remember to bring down all the things you 'll want for the day , in the morning … ’ |
| 19 | It must want for sunlight . |
| 20 | What did they want for a wedding present ? |
| 21 | ‘ What do you want for them ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ What do you want for breakfast ? ’ |
| 23 | " How much does he want for it ? " |
| 24 | Wayne , in her mother 's view , was more than just an ordinary valley kid ; he was a walking symbol of everything that she did n't want for her daughter . |
| 25 | ‘ What do you want for lunch ? ’ enquired Lydia when Emyr , having demonstrated that the taps now functioned , had left . |
| 26 | He 'd want for nothing , and they worship him . |
| 27 | What did publishers want for Christmas ? |
| 28 | I mean he does n't want for nothing , he gets as much as I can give him . |
| 29 | She wo n't want for money — her wealthy brother will see to that . |
| 30 | ‘ Sweetie , I would n't want for you to get in a hassle with our government . |