have a mind to
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It was a terrible pity, but finally nothing can stop the poets destroying themselves if they have a mind to.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 26, 2020
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 ● Jun. 20, 2019
Then it turned to, ‘I have a mind to fly to Vegas and find you. ’The next thing I knew, my mom texted me, ‘Someone dropped off a letter in our door.’
From Fox News ● Dec. 5, 2018
“I don’t believe he can have a mind to do anything else,” he said.
From MSNBC ● May 15, 2016
“And does the state of Maine have a mind to settle right here?”
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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