Example sentences of "wanted [to-vb] on [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They took things that I wanted to pass on to the children |
| 2 | Not exactly the sort of thought you wanted to pass on to the police at a time when two boys ' bodies had been found . |
| 3 | Some wanted to press on with the war and argued for Mentheus 's son , Altheus . |
| 4 | Thank you , erm before we go to the vote er Mr will you accept that er the third line down from the second resolution er made for the national licensing of all registration scheme will cover the amendment you wanted to put on to the labour resolution . |
| 5 | She just wanted to collapse on to the bed she had spotted in the corner and sleep for about a week . |
| 6 | If she wanted to hang on to the shreds of her professional reputation she 'd better start by controlling her haywire emotions . |
| 7 | A spokesman said : The traffic on the M4 is just as busy early in the summer as it is in August , and we wanted to get on with the work before the autumn to take advantage of the longer days and better weather . |
| 8 | He wanted to get on with the job of examining the clothes and , he hoped , identifying the body , but he had another job to do first — to call on the River Police and give them such facts as he had . |
| 9 | ‘ He sat down and we wanted to get on with the game and try for another goal , so I wanted him off . |
| 10 | This is not Norma 's fault , she 's probably quite a nice dear who never wanted the fame , never wanted a prime minister for a husband , just wanted to get on with the washing up back in Huntingdon . |
| 11 | I wanted to get on with the drop — the pilot had been in that freezing water for long enough ! i changed to a right-hand hold , then I talked to my passengers as much as possible to keep them calm and show that everything was under control . |
| 12 | I wanted a second mate 's ticket ; I wanted to get on to the bridge and do things . |