Example sentences of "wanted [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously if you did a course in engineering or modern languages and you are going for a job where these skills are required it should not be difficult to explain that this is what positively interests you and you chose the subject because you wanted to go on to employment in the same field . |
| 2 | Perhaps he wanted to go off with Nan on his own . |
| 3 | It seemed to me that the theatre I wanted to work in from time to time was the British theatre , so I have never contemplated living in America . |
| 4 | Miss Harker was certainly very charming and many had hoped that her arrival might bring them some relief , but not one of them wanted to stand up in front of the boss 's relative and complain about the mill . |
| 5 | What I 'm driving at is , did in your , in the time you were there ever the , the workers ever get into a situation where they wanted to come out in support of another dispute in another place of work ? |
| 6 | She wanted to cry out in protest against his charge , but her throat was too tight to allow the words to escape . |
| 7 | erm I do n't have a relative in the Gulf erm but I for my own peace of mind , I wanted to keep up to date with things that were going on erm and also for my husband really , he is at out at work all day and I , you know it was nice when he came home from work for me to be able to tell him exactly what went on . |
| 8 | He wanted to lie down in front of the fire and go to sleep for a long , long time . |
| 9 | In 1973 , the CEE was introduced as an experiment to meet the needs of the ‘ new sixth ’ , that is , 17-year-olds who , under the comprehensive system , wanted to stay on at school for another year but not to take A levels . |
| 10 | She wanted to show off in front of the neighbours . |