Representing thinking, perceiving, liking and desiring
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Verbs which are associated with desires and needs
Desire verbs, eg want, desire, dream, hope, wish, need,
require, have a number of grammatical patterns associated with them. For example, the
verb might be followed by a noun or a noun group 
:
If, in fact, the Russians desire peace, the means of bringing about disarmament stage by stage ought to be possible. (Bank of English)
or it might be followed by the to-infinitive:
After a few minutes Deirdre mentioned that she needed to go to the bathroom. (Bank of English)
There are a number of other grammatical patterns in addition to these, each of which is associated with a particular aspect of meaning.
For further information about the grammatical patterns associated with desire verbs,
see
Representing thinking, perceiving, liking and desiring: Using verb
patterns to represent desires and needs.
Introduction
Verbs which are associated with desires and needs
