Example sentences of "wanted [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They wanted to continue the foster placement . |
| 2 | The authors wanted to estimate the mean height of the population from which recruits were drawn . |
| 3 | An American official said Washington wanted to enforce the international oil and arms embargo against the country . |
| 4 | And they wanted to preserve the nationalized industries . |
| 5 | All were characterized as conservatives , who wanted to restore the unified state of the Soviet Union . |
| 6 | These wars were inspired by a belief that Louis XIV of France hoped to become the overlord of Europe , and that he wanted to restore the Catholic James II or his descendants to the throne . |
| 7 | Among other things , Peter wanted to enjoy the brief sensation of power that Coleby 's offer had given him . |
| 8 | I really wanted to thank the little guy for saving my life , but I have a hard-bitten image to keep up . |
| 9 | I wanted to see the real me , the real me . |
| 10 | Massage parlour receptionist Monthira Boonsri , 18 , was grabbed in Bangkok by the demented man , who insisted he wanted to see the prime minister of Thailand . |
| 11 | I suddenly wanted to see the green-leafed Devon river banks and to feel the grey sharp waves of the Channel buffeting my hull . |
| 12 | But most of all eagles wanted to see the young take flight , and venture away from their parents and explore the world where they , like the adults , must learn to survive the winter . |
| 13 | There would be no reason for the trunk to be disturbed , and if Carson decided that he wanted to see the other diaries it would be a simple matter to get hold of them . |
| 14 | Christine Mills had called several times to say she wanted to see the chief inspector urgently because she had ‘ something very important ’ to tell her about the death of her father . |
| 15 | Take the statement that he wanted to see the German play of which he had heard some praise , and consider substituting the co-referring description " the Left-wing play whose inept performance will make him wish he had stayed at home " . |
| 16 | No sketcher nor painter nor artist wanted to see the elastic weals on a model 's shoulders and chest and hips and thighs , every model left her underwear off for as many hours as possible before posing . |
| 17 | Yet by 1982 it was clear to Laura that if she wanted to see the exciting results of her latest researches used in people 's homes , she could no longer rely on her traditional customers . |
| 18 | SCRAM found itself caught in the middle between those who felt nonviolent protest was the only way and those who really wanted to see the whole place go up in smoke . |
| 19 | Giles wanted to see the judicial and revenue branches of government drawn more closely together on the Indian model . |
| 20 | In the years immediately following the war , manufacturers could sell all the machines they wanted using the old point-to-point wiring and had no need to trouble themselves with anything better . |
| 21 | Er yeah and if you were a , if you were a rightist cadre that had doubts about all this and actually wanted to go the slow more moderate line , you could also find enough in here to be able to , to sort of curtail things a bit ? |
| 22 | I 've got to go listen it 's been lovely t talk to talk talking to you if you could pop in with a bottle of I wanted to try the new Beaujo If anybody 's got it and they come over , just ring the ring the door bell . |
| 23 | I 'm essentially a social historian , although I sometimes think that if I wanted to find the right adjective , and I 've never been too much worried about adjectives , I would say I 'm really a cultural historian . |
| 24 | The latter 's leader , Goukouni Guët was a former close supporter of Hissène Habré , but an MDD spokesman in Paris denied that the rebels wanted to reinstate the former President , who was ousted in December 1990 [ see p. 37907 ] . |
| 25 | Then it was a Corinthian who , in the late sixth century made a speech ( Hdt. v.92 ) which saved Athens from invasion by Spartans who wanted to reinstate the Pisistratid tyrant Hippias . |
| 26 | He stated that the bus companies wanted to reinstate the dual bus lanes , and that these should be extended , and that traffic generally in the city centre should be reduced , and that public transport should be encouraged . |
| 27 | I loved Ellen , and I wanted to know the worst . |
| 28 | I never provoked her ; I was cautious and defensive , as is my habit ; I did n't even ask questions ; but I wanted to know the worst . |
| 29 | ‘ If a breakaway Church of England was formed , they could be in communion with us , if they wanted to revive the apostolic succession . |
| 30 | The refusal of foreign-owned oil companies operating in Chile to handle Soviet crude lent weight to the arguments of nationalists who wanted to accept the Soviet offer , which was heatedly debated in the Chilean Congress for two years before the incoming elected conservative government of Alessandri felt strong enough to reject it . |