63764 examples of want in sentences

We want just such a man for the hold, and I have promised my Captain to speak to you about him.

but if it is his, I want chapter and verse for it.

I want to give up every thing, every thought, every affection, in short, my whole self, to my offered Saviour.

But, truly, I have found that in every situation, the great enemy can lay his snares; and if one more than another has taken with me, it has been to lead me to look outward for teaching, and to depend too much upon it, neglecting that one inward adoration for the want of which no outward ministry can atone.

And looking back upon my alternating feelings, ever since reason was mine, upon the innumerable resolutions to do good, which have been as staves of reed, I must want common perception not to assent to the truth, that "the heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"

This morning I have been tried with want of settlement and power to get to the throne of grace; but faith must learn to trust through all changes in the unchangeable truth and love of Jesus.

Don't you know that you must take all you can get and give away as little as you can if you want to be successful in life?

May the Lord spare you all the days you want to live, and may you never want for anythin' but the ill wishes of your enemies.

I suppose 'tis the way that you want a half a glass of whiskey and haven't the price of it.

DEVLIN I want you to oblige me with a few sheets of note paper, a bottle of ink, and a writin' pen.

And what do you want them for? DEVLIN To write a letter of introduction for this poor man here.

He's lookin' for work, and I want to help him to get it.

But stay here awhile, because we may want your assistance soon again.

The poor have their wants, of course, but the rich, bad luck and misfortune to them one and all, have their troubles also, because they don't know what they want, the discontented, lazy, good-for-nothin' varmints.

KITTY I will marry the man I want to marry and no one else.

Well, if that's the case, you'll get up this very instant and clear out of my house, for I don't want a sick man on my hands.

And I haven't a bit on my person that would be taken in the pawn, so I propose that Boulanger will give me his boots and that I will pawn them, and buy the tools I want.

"Another thing I wish to add is that I want you to spare no expensesend for the best nurse, the best help it is possible to get.

When I return to England, my first care shall be to forward your views and prospects in life; until then I want you to take charge of my child.

"I want you," said Lord Charlewood, "to devote yourself entirely to the little one; you will be so liberally paid as not to need work of any other kind.

I am going abroad, but I leave Dr. Letsom as the guardian of the child; apply to him for everything you want, as you will not be able to communicate with me.

What could the earl possibly want of him?

It possesses an exceedingly fine tower of the best Somerset typemassive and gracefulbelonging to the same class as the towers of Wrington and Evercreech, but spoilt by a want of proportion between the upper and lower stages.

Now suppose I should call another boy, one with whom I was particularly acquainted, and who I should know would make an effort to please me, and should say to him, 'For a particular reason, I want you to copy this poetry'giving him the same'I wish you to copy it handsomely, for I wish to send it away, and have not time to copy it myself.

I want to send it to the school committee as a specimen of improvement made in this school.'

63764 examples of  want  in sentences