Example sentences of "wanted [to-vb] they [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The heavy skirts rustled alluringly , and she wanted to try them all on , even the sumptuous men 's coats . |
| 2 | I wanted to shoot them all , but there were many of them and only one of me . |
| 3 | If Portia Forbes wanted to consult them this morning why did n't she ask him before the funeral . |
| 4 | They wanted to keep them happy , they let them carry on with their religion , it did n't interest them but when it comes down to serious things like killing erm political agitators , the Romans wanted to deal with that themselves . |
| 5 | Clearing out all the manure into the er big heap down into the fields where you wanted to spread them next Winter . |
| 6 | He says : ‘ I wanted to sign them both and was sorting out the work permit side of it when I was dismissed . |
| 7 | She wanted to throw them wide and let in as much air as possible , as Cobalt had done on her earlier visit . |