Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [verb] [adv] [vb infin] to " in BNC.

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1 I 'd been out to meet someone , I was on my way home , I realized I did n't want to be going there .
2 His gaze had already returned to Jessamy , and she suddenly realised she did n't want to be left alone with Julius .
3 But whoever killed him did n't need to be especially fit with a weapon like that in their hand . ’
4 Well , after we sold about fifty thousand , Terence Stamp decided he did n't want to be on our cover so we got Morrissey to pose in the same position .
5 The girls admitted they did not go to discos , but said they had friends .
6 Soon after that I made arrangements to go to Australia ; I just felt I did n't want to be around when Mason and Jennifer got together .
7 And he knew I did n't have to be home for the kids or whatever , he knew my circumstances so well and he knew th exactly how much he could use me you know .
8 Ah , ah , I just thought I 'd better explain to everyone , sorry .
9 I suppose I thought I did n't need to .
10 And then it twists , and like a small office , and when when I were there , after Michael had shown it me and Colin , he says oh , he says , er I 'm come in here to get get out of way , and you know , he was like telling me , I thought I do n't want to be a fiddle , because it 's alright telling Colin , the boys
11 She did n't look like she was there ; she knew she did n't want to be there .
12 She knew she did n't want to .
13 But she knew she did n't want to
14 She knew she did not want to be an employee or to set up on her own and accepted a position as Recorder on the South-East Circuit while looking at the appointments pages in the newspapers .
15 ‘ I thought you did n't go to the bike shop except on Saturday ? ’
16 They were both speaking in the slightly lowered tone that meant they did not want to be overheard , and were only having the discussion at all because they believed Belinda to be safely out of earshot .
17 He said : ‘ I was prepared to set aside time at a future meeting for full discussion , but the clubs felt they did n't want to even talk about the issue any further .
18 Mostly they knew he did n't want to .
19 He knew he did n't have to .
20 Took what did n't belong to him , as usual .
21 Her explanation : ‘ He was going to tour but when it got closer he realised he did n't want to .
22 They were narrowly beaten by a four-nation , eight-man team of elite males in Italy in a spectacle that proved you did n't have to be one of the team to enjoy the fun .
23 The MIT proved it does n't have to be like that .
24 As I said I do n't like to ment to pick people out because it sounds as if the others are not doing .
25 ‘ Who said I did n't want to ? ’
26 ‘ So I was upset I said I did n't want to , I was crying and it made him madder . ’
27 I said I did n't want to .
28 I said I did n't need to , because the stuff was already embedded in my head .
29 No well you said you do n't want to be involved in the meetings anyway
30 And they said we do n't mean to be over the men , but what we mean is for you to come down the office , no what the office wants as regards orders , and be responsible and pass them out to the men who you 'll think who 'll do the job best and all that , and that 's what we mean .
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