Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv] want [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gave the two armed men on the slaves ' camp orders not to leave their posts , as he did not want more hands taking advantage of the confusion to run away and join the maroons infesting Oualie nearby . |
| 2 | He did not want any services and did not see counselling help as a service a social worker might offer , nor did he want to share any grieving for his wife . |
| 3 | ‘ He did not want any friends , ’ John Openshaw went on , ‘ and he often drank a lot . |
| 4 | He promised in the Chamber that he did not want any volunteers to be turned away from offering their service , and I am sure that he will do his best to keep that promise . |
| 5 | Professor Graeme Davies , its chief executive , says that he does not want any unions in his building . |
| 6 | The region 's problems are mainly political , in his view , and he does not want more strains on the Community budget . |
| 7 | He does n't want any shops or houses in the graveyard . |
| 8 | Maybe he does n't want any children yet . |