Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] wanted [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I badly wanted to know his opinion on the Anwar business , but obviously he was n't in the mood for it now . |
| 2 | Any yet I badly wanted to make some kind of personnel response . |
| 3 | ‘ The price tag worried me and I badly wanted to repay the faith Palace had shown in me . |
| 4 | I saw that afterwards , I rather wanted to hang it on this so 's I could put in my comment about the plane |
| 5 | ‘ And I so wanted to see you again — so much , so much ! |
| 6 | ‘ And I so wanted to chat with him . |
| 7 | And I so wanted to buy British … |
| 8 | ‘ I merely wanted to tell you that you 've scared the hell out of everyone at Saracen — except me . |
| 9 | ‘ When your mother came to live here and asked me to advise her , ’ he said uneasily , ‘ I naturally wanted to know some background . |
| 10 | ‘ I only wanted to thank you for organizing a unique experience for me . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I only wanted to explain that my aunt was wrong , ’ she answered eagerly . |
| 12 | ‘ I always said I only wanted to score goals for Manchester United . |
| 13 | ‘ I only wanted to say — ‘ |
| 14 | ‘ I only wanted to ask him a few questions . ’ |
| 15 | I took another deep breath — I only wanted to see him for half an hour — and said what I could . |
| 16 | ‘ I only wanted to see what it did ! ’ |
| 17 | I only wanted to see this one and he said |
| 18 | I only wanted to go to sleep . ’ |
| 19 | I only wanted to talk . ’ |
| 20 | Natascia said : ‘ I only wanted to look good . ’ |
| 21 | Madam Deputy Speaker I only wanted to make a short intervention er er on this point and I think I will return to it from time to time because it is a perennial , annual problem of every time the minister introduces a a rule and regulation we can understand it 's extremely useful and how can one say that er regulations about fraud are not useful , it 's just the culture of our country has been besieged by these rules and regulations and I 'm surprised that anybody can actually make any profit or do any business simply because of the weight of officialdom and the weight of rules and regulations which prevents them from getting above er the the surface . |
| 22 | The man told detectives : ‘ I only wanted to hurt her as she hurt me . ’ |
| 23 | I only wanted to help you . ’ |
| 24 | Whether she ever told what she 'd found I never discovered , but for my own part I only wanted to forget the whole frightening incident . |
| 25 | It struck me as I fumblingly dialled the number that it would be better to go out to a kiosk , where I would be more sure of privacy , but having come to this decision I only wanted to hurry , hurry — every minute 's delay seemed dangerous . |
| 26 | I did not notice the weather or my surroundings at all , I only wanted to know why he looked so fierce . |
| 27 | Well if I only wanted to know the crossword and every single one is |
| 28 | I only wanted to get a few comments about Froggy . |
| 29 | I only wanted to tell you first so you could save yourself this sort of scene in front of them . |
| 30 | I only wanted to tell you I 'm really interested in the Foundling babies and I hope to visit some of them for my husband . |