Example sentences of "wanted [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She gazed up at him , genuinely astounded by his anger , yet equally taken aback to discover just how desperately she wanted to hurl herself into his arms . |
| 2 | He agreed to pay them but told Gina she must give some Italian lessons or something in future if she wanted to treat herself to things like that . |
| 3 | It was the first time in my life I wanted to carry myself as a woman , not like a weird , kinda little ragamuffin girl . ’ |
| 4 | I hardly know him , yet I wanted to fling myself at him , I wanted him to kiss me , make love to me . |
| 5 | She wanted to fling herself into his arms , but the cold fury she saw in his face kept her riveted to the spot . |
| 6 | She wanted to fling herself to the ground , to lie there with her body pressed against the purple glory . |
| 7 | The duke himself , meanwhile , wanted to establish himself in the north as quickly and as fully as possible , and control of the Neville affinity offered one means to that end . |
| 8 | The duke himself , meanwhile , wanted to establish himself in the north as quickly and as fully as possible , and control of the Neville affinity offered one means to that end . |
| 9 | Bert , because he wanted to reinstate himself with Pat , took command and , his white teeth showing in the thickets of his beard while he offered a steady , responsible , forceful smile said , " I can appreciate the comrades ' reservations . |
| 10 | Mr Eduardo Angeloz , the Radical candidate to succeed Mr Alfonsin in the election on May 14th , wanted to dissociate himself from this disaster ; he found it cOnvenient to blame Mr Sourrouille . |
| 11 | The Socialists wanted to dissociate themselves with the republican government , which was losing its strength and unity . |
| 12 | He wanted to cover himself with glory , and what better way than getting accepted by this new elite . |
| 13 | In the Sixties , women had that kind of confidence and wanted to express themselves in that way . |
| 14 | Hanging the dress carefully in the wardrobe , though , she did begin to feel excited about tomorrow , a bubbly sort of excitement that wanted to express itself in singing or laughter . |
| 15 | Twice she made the kind of excuse that people made at cocktail parties when they wanted to extricate themselves from a conversation and move on to talk with another guest , but five minutes later he was back at her side again , bending closer and closer towards her so that she became unpleasantly aware of the stale , alcoholic aura of his breath . |
| 16 | She wanted to give herself to Guy Sterne . |
| 17 | The reason Gandhi gives for choosing to become a vānaprasthin is that he wanted to devote himself to the service of the community . |
| 18 | Just as there was nothing Lowell wanted to devote himself to — other than music . |
| 19 | Her expert fingers fumbled clumsily at his fly , as she wanted to present herself as a nervous , but willing , maiden . |
| 20 | And he wanted to prepare himself for the daughter . |
| 21 | During the strike , there were allegations that the police used binding-over orders in cases which they knew could never result in convictions but in which they wanted to avail themselves of the opportunity for the imposition of bail conditions which they knew such a charge would give them ( Christian , 1985 : 133 ) . |
| 22 | Idealistic friars now put their arguments for a propertyless church to the service of Gaunt and other laymen who simply wanted to avail themselves of church wealth for the relief of their own tax burden . |
| 23 | He was Dr Neil , and she wanted to throw herself at him , and would have done so three months ago , but he , and Vetch Street , and Effie and Rose , and everything , had changed her . |