Example sentences of "[pron] wanted [was/were] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ All I wanted was a signed photograph or something like that . ’ |
| 2 | All I wanted was a few roses , for goodness ’ sake . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ All I wanted was a pain-killer but they said at the desk that there were none in the hotel . |
| 4 | I already had two children , and the last thing I wanted was a third . |
| 5 | All she wanted was a doting beau on hand , and Rossmayne 's fortune . |
| 6 | We made it clear that what we wanted was a better social security system and not just a cheaper one . |
| 7 | The man they wanted was a New Zealand-born heroin tsar , sought in a dozen countries but slippery as an eel . |
| 8 | The buyers in this particular market were very clear that what they wanted was a small loan , for a fixed amount , over a short period , paid weekly to a collector . |
| 9 | All he wanted was a belly-full of berries and a chance to bully the small birds . |
| 10 | But the General would have none of it : the last thing that he wanted was a tainted victory , with RPF delegates beholden to another party . |
| 11 | I do n't honestly know why he agreed to do the film , except that all he wanted was a fifteen-minute death scene . |
| 12 | All it wanted was a new cover , I said , and she almost looked convinced when I said I was sure we could reach a price that suited us both . |