Example sentences of "she wanted a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was tempted to tell her to hire someone from the gutter press if she wanted more earthy writing , or some bloody feminist if she wanted a sensitive novel . |
| 2 | She wanted a few moments to think . |
| 3 | She said she did not want him staring at her , she wanted a bit of her life to herself ; without having to share it with Randolph Ash . |
| 4 | For Mignon it often meant more and her coworkers realize , looking back with the wisdom of a long lifetime , that she wanted a lesbian relationship with more than one of them . |
| 5 | But she wanted a man , so she knew she 'd have to pay a price , any price . |
| 6 | I could n't say , You 'd give them such a shock that it 'd come as small fry when Darling Bina said she wanted a career on the stage . |
| 7 | Mother , I ca n't support us if I ca n't work , she always used to say when she wanted a bit of peace and quiet … what chance of peace and quiet with a baby in the tiny flat ? |
| 8 | The manageress was apologetic , but said Susan would have to contact the head office if she wanted a refund . |
| 9 | She wanted a vibrant , natural colour and Schwarzkopf 's Igora Botanic Autumn Leaf shade was just the answer . |
| 10 | She wanted a different kind of life entirely . |
| 11 | While he wanted LA and partying , she wanted a quiet life . |
| 12 | Diana was ready to tell the other three people present — the Queen , the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Charles — she wanted a divorce . |
| 13 | She wanted a masculine sort of hotel . |
| 14 | She wanted a pint of recaff and a toasted cheese sandwich . |
| 15 | She left £8,000-a-year Rossall School in Fleetwood , Lancs — where Ian Botham and Kenny Dalglish 's sons are pupils — because , she added , she wanted a change . |
| 16 | And when his wife Jane announced that she wanted a divorce , 48-year-old Mr Elton finally cracked . |
| 17 | Another neighbour , Dr Charles Wright , said : ‘ We knew they were having marital difficulties , but Jane would n't tell anyone why she wanted a divorce . ’ |
| 18 | Only two weeks before , she told her mum she wanted a donor card in case anything happened to her . |
| 19 | She wanted a church wedding with as many of the trimmings as they could possibly afford . |
| 20 | I grinned lopsidedly and asked her if she wanted a drink . |
| 21 | She wanted a decent meal with vegetables and meat . |
| 22 | France still wanted EURATOM more than she wanted a common market , and in September 1956 caused a new crisis in the negotiations , with various demands to ease her own position in a six-power customs union . |
| 23 | Yet sometimes , like now , she wanted a neural-driven transmitter that would send a signal that would send Ace and Daak into painful paroxysms if they so much as thought of questioning her instructions . |
| 24 | She wanted a profile of Alexei , his present life , something of his past . |
| 25 | She wanted a girl . |
| 26 | After the curtain call O'Hara asked Stella if she wanted a lift home on his motor-cycle . |
| 27 | ‘ She wanted a bit of life . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ She wanted a large sum of money to fund some project at the Bronx Zoo . |
| 29 | Was that why she wanted a memento of her family ? |
| 30 | Plummer called through and asked if she wanted a drink . |