Example sentences of "you wanted a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you wanted a thesaurus , you had to buy another program to give you that facility . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's always been that — I 've known it all my life — you 've never forgiven me for being a girl — that 's why you love Bri and you do n't love me — you wanted a boy — you always wanted a boy and all you got was a girl — all you got was me ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Because you found your gaffer had his fingers in his employers ’ till — and you told him you wanted a quarter of whatever he was getting . ’ |
| 4 | well you did n't say you wanted a salad darling |
| 5 | He knew the Customs in the East Queen 's and if you wanted a drink , or anything like that , you would go in the locker and have a bit . |
| 6 | ‘ But you wanted a drink . ’ |
| 7 | Say you wanted a bike . |
| 8 | You wanted a man , and you wanted him for good — because after all , you were getting on then , were n't you ? |
| 9 | ‘ You wanted a day in Nice . |
| 10 | But you wanted a bit of lesson did n't you ? |
| 11 | In my railway days , if you wanted a Privilege Ticket , you filled in a form to obtain a form , filled in by a clerk , which you presented to a booking clerk . |
| 12 | I du n no whether you wanted a mark for this . |
| 13 | ‘ You said yesterday that you wanted a divorce , so that you could start a new life . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ You said you wanted a fight , ’ Patsy replied , circling round his enraged brother . |
| 15 | Previously , if you wanted a dress for example , you 'd buy your cloth at the drapers , you 'd buy your bits and pieces at the haberdashers , erm you 'd go to the milliners and the glovers and all those different sorts of shops . |
| 16 | You wanted a cat toy , you better play with it ! |
| 17 | and all our shopping was down at the Old Town , you had to go down this lane to the Old Town if you wanted a stamp |
| 18 | I heard you wanted a couple of photos of her so you could take them out in your wallet and keep them close to your heart . |
| 19 | And er I like to think that if you 'd bought a nice full-nose Morris in nineteen forty five , and you wanted a replacement in nineteen ninety , you 'd have still got a reasonable Metro would n't you ? |
| 20 | If you wanted a pound just |
| 21 | You wanted a chaise . |
| 22 | I thought you wanted a pop star ? |
| 23 | ‘ And you wanted a diversion . |
| 24 | I thought you wanted a beer ? |
| 25 | I mean , if someone asked you now if you wanted a cup of tea , you would instantly visualise just that and say ‘ yes please ’ . |
| 26 | No but I mean I I I was planning on having a break in the middle but y most of you voted and you wanted a break at the start but perhaps it would 've , but then you you 'd have been going straight on from s w phonetics |
| 27 | You wanted a Transit , I got one . |