Example sentences of "[noun prp] wanted i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cricket and Empire started life as film research commissioned by David Puttnam for a film on Bodyline that was never made — losing out to the unintentionally funny Australian TV mini-series many readers will remember from the early 1980s : ‘ David wanted me to find the ‘ smoking gun ’ . |
| 2 | I knew Granpa wanted me to stay on at school and improve my readin' and writin' , but on the last Friday of term in December 1913 I walked out of the gates of Jubilee Street Elementary , with my father 's blessing . |
| 3 | ‘ It was then reported in the Press that Millwall wanted me fired from the station , ’ explained Baker , who insisted Rioch was the ‘ worst-ever ’ Lions manager . |
| 4 | But if England wanted me to switch , I would do so . |
| 5 | Brian Ross wanted me to go on camera to say so , but I refused . |
| 6 | ‘ It was meant to be temporary , but Elaine wanted me to have you , and I think that influenced the social worker . |
| 7 | Funny that Jo wanted me to come with her so much . |
| 8 | ‘ Simply because Rob wanted me to meet Heather . ’ |
| 9 | He was the same age as Syl , after all , and Syl wanted me to go with him for reasons of his own . |
| 10 | ‘ I asked the questions Wallace wanted me to ask . |
| 11 | ‘ Araminta wanted me to clear up first , ’ Theda answered , trying to still the flutter that had attacked her pulses at the touch of his hand on her arm . |
| 12 | The exhibition Ladislav wanted me to see and which he had not yet seen himself , was a series of documents and photographs relating to the events of 1968 , none of which had been made public before . |
| 13 | It 's why Uncle Vernon wanted me to go on the stage . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Ipuky wanted me to join forces with him , but I decided to leave matters in the hands of the authorities . |
| 15 | Remember , Miss Carter wanted me to go pupil-teaching and then take a teacher 's course , well that 's one thing I could do ; it 's not too late , I 'm only twenty-two . |
| 16 | ‘ I knew Charles wanted me to marry you for reasons we hardly need discuss . |
| 17 | The professor had treated this book with proper severity , and Himmler wanted me to dispose once and for all of this type of scientific mischief-making . |
| 18 | Barry wanted me to use it up alright nosey . |
| 19 | " Mr. Preston wanted me to ask you if it would be convenient to move the bureau into your part of the house this afternoon , " Mrs. Mott began . |
| 20 | Carver wanted me to send a picture to London . |
| 21 | I think Harvey wanted me to hit him . |
| 22 | The underwear Max wanted me to wear could n't be more different from my own taste . |
| 23 | I went there for the clothing , because Antoinette wanted me to take photographs . |
| 24 | So the book , or one of the books , which Eliot wanted me to write has not yet seen the light of day . |
| 25 | The main reason Tony wanted me to keep an eagle-eye on his clubs was because he had Arnold 's putter in the bag . |