Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] want [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 He did not want her here .
2 At first she had been surprised when a flask and a chunk of bread had been tossed down to her that first night , until she had remembered that de Raimes did not want her dead just yet .
3 After all those months of fighting the knowledge that Anthony did not want her much , it was a heavenly feeling .
4 She would accept no other visitors and yet , he sensed , she did not want him near .
5 It was as if she did not want him there .
6 as if she too did not want him there , not then , not at that moment
7 She did not want him now .
8 She did not want him anywhere near it .
9 It was therefore possible to argue that you did not want it even if you could have it . ’
10 Wainfleet did not want it back , the only reason he was carrying it around was that he had jotted a telephone number on the back .
11 ‘ I did not want you here and I certainly do not want Ana 's life complicated further . ’
12 Members of staff have actually come to me and said they did n't want her in on the interviews .
13 I did n't want her in
14 That I did n't did n't want her out .
15 I think those types of things stick in children 's minds , so I did n't want her there .
16 Maybe that meant he 'd changed his mind ; he did n't want her there after all .
17 they , they wanted to get rid of her , they did n't want her there !
18 Ellwood did n't want her back in Hilary Todd 's office and close to people who posed a threat to him .
19 Clint may have felt some pity but he did n't want her back .
20 ‘ Your Gran did n't want me around when you came visiting with Sarah and her family — wanted to have you to herself , she told me .
21 She did n't want me around 'cause she was sure I 'd get hooked too .
22 ‘ Someone , ’ said Gus , ‘ did n't want me around , that 's certain .
23 If he did n't want me here , I 'd be out like a rocket .
24 ‘ I did wonder whether you did n't want me there , ’ she said .
25 He did n't want them either , but he felt that for Timmy 's sake she should take what was on offer .
26 Yeah she did n't want them exactly the same , she just wanted it , all all the same
27 People had got no money you see having a load of kids and they keep always being in the family way , naturally trying to get rid of them you see because they did n't want them obviously .
28 And did n't want them back .
29 " We did n't want him anyway .
30 Walking was better and she did n't want him here in any case .
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