have a mind to
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But in setting plans this time, Riley said he was looking for players who “have a mind to be developed and have a good sense of reality.”
From Los Angeles Times
It was a terrible pity, but finally nothing can stop the poets destroying themselves if they have a mind to.
From The Guardian
"And now, O my host," said the Tarkaan, "I have a mind to buy that boy of yours."
From Literature
“Cause if'n you do, or if’n you have a mind to after you git over bein’ so mad at him, why, we could git this’n annulled.
From Literature
If you have a mind to share something to drink, wine director Carrie Omegna has assembled some interesting, reasonably priced bottles from France and the Northwest.
From Seattle Times
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