Example sentences of "he wanted to have " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wanted to have an intercom by the front door and only let people in by appointment . |
| 2 | He wanted to have an international entertainment conglomerate , which was MainMan . |
| 3 | He wanted to have a succession of girls to show off , too . |
| 4 | ‘ In the beginning , Freddie did n't have all the powers that he wanted to have as a vocalist ; he worked to achieve those and improved as he worked over the years . |
| 5 | Whatever happened , the last person he wanted to have anything more to do with was Eleanor Fuller . |
| 6 | He wanted to have a shower and to change his clothes , before unloading the car ; so he plodded slowly upstairs to his bedroom , leaving a trail of greasy , sweaty garments wherever he went . |
| 7 | ‘ He liked the song so much he wanted to have a long version of it , ’ claimed Moroder , ‘ and that 's when I did the 17-minute one . |
| 8 | He 'll take the scrap tomorrow , but I think he wanted to have a word with you . |
| 9 | As he did so Jude asked him if he wanted to have a doctor examine him . |
| 10 | When the proceedings were adjourned for lunch , Julia collected the notes she had been conscientiously making and pushed them into her briefcase , before looking for David to see whether he wanted to have lunch with her . |
| 11 | looked down at her feet as she walked , finally admitted , a little ashamedly , that it was all true ; " I was wild , " she agreed in her slow , low voice , nodding , Graham felt a sort of ache then , as he had when Slater first told him ; he wanted to have known her then , to have been a part of her life during that time . |
| 12 | It was being sharpened there and he wanted to have the grass mown by the time his wife and children came back . |
| 13 | Said he wanted to have a chat to her about her son 's murder . |
| 14 | And if Jesus was around today he would be going to the places that you and I would think twice about going to , not because he wanted to have a good time , but because he wanted to relate to the people who were there . |
| 15 | ‘ He wanted to have a word with me about our engagement — yours and mine , that is . ’ |
| 16 | He did n't want a job that 's what he had said he wanted to have time out he did n't want a job he could get a job when he wanted to , he ca n't now turn round and blame it on |