wan - use in sentences

Object

  • t: In the first activity we wan t to retrieve a YAC contig from a genomic database covering the genomic area in question.
  • tae: He shuffled fae wan foot tae the ither, lookin at the lamas, who stood smilin at the wean in the cradle.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • gie: Ye'd only gie yer soul tae wan like Annie.

Infinitive complement

  • do: We are sure that we can cater for you whatever you wan to do.
  • put: I do not wan to put Tia through more than would be necessay.
  • start: You may wan to start your video with a blank portion at the start ( if you are recording to VHS for example ).

Modifies a noun

  • smile: Often the answer would be in the form of a wan smile or silence.
  • o: Yir faither'll come in wi wan o ' his fantastic excuses.
  • face: It showed his wan face, streaked with mud and blood, in a moment of reflection.
  • day: Then wan day while we were daein the dishes he reached up high and sumpn fell oot his pocket.
  • anither: The only thing we've goat is wan anither.
  • wi: No the wan wi the three hooses, the other wee scunner, the wan who'd pit the boot in the taxi scam.

Modifying Another Word

  • n't: You do n't wan to miss that one.. .
  • only: Yer soul sees clear: there's only wan like Annie.
  • not: I do not wan to put Tia through more than would be necessay.
  • really: It can take a little time to figure out what you really wan t and where you can get it.
  • then: Then wan day while we were daein the dishes he reached up high and sumpn fell oot his pocket.
  • tragically: The idea that young comedians, furious with the Thatcher regime, might somehow galvanize Britain's youth into activism looks tragically wan now.

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