Example sentences of "[pron] did [not/n't] want [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I always said yes , even if I was drained , because I did not want him to chuck the ball to someone else . ’ |
| 2 | I did not want him to see me . |
| 3 | So I came out immediately , as I did not want him to pull me out . |
| 4 | I was pleased that he could come , although I did not want him to discover anything about my horrible work . |
| 5 | But I did not want them to stay out in the cold all night , so I kept my window open to look out for them . |
| 6 | I did not want her to face the rings that dissolve into the banks of time 's pond when the dead-weight falls to its depths . |
| 7 | ‘ I did not want you to find out like this , ’ he said , more gently . |
| 8 | This is a highly competitive field and I did n't want them to rule me out when it comes to promotion because they think I lack commitment . |
| 9 | I did n't want them fussing , trying to persuade me to give up and come home … ! ’ |
| 10 | And Ve Vera phoned this morning , Joe phoned this morning an all I did n't want them to go out , anyway I 've made arrangements to go round to see Vera on Friday afternoon and they they went out to where was it ? |
| 11 | I did n't want them to see me crying . |
| 12 | I did n't want them living with me , in my Galaxy . |
| 13 | I could n't bear that they should always pay for me because I did n't want them to know how awful Robert had become . |
| 14 | The suggestion about the car had come from the rifleman — he 'd asked if I had a car , and I 'd said yes , because I did n't want them to know that I 'd come by boat . |
| 15 | ‘ I did n't want them to know , ’ she said quietly . |
| 16 | I did n't want them noticing me even a little . |
| 17 | That 's no good , because then the true worth of the child is not coming out , and at that age I mean , what had started it was last year I I did n't want him to do it . |
| 18 | And I did n't want him to leave , because I loved him so much . |
| 19 | I did n't want him to breathe that stuff into his lungs , ’ he says . |
| 20 | ‘ I hastily fitted it up and went through the pretence because I did n't want him knowing where I really live . ’ |
| 21 | I did n't want him to die . |
| 22 | I could n't see him throwing it away , but I did n't want him to give himself the chance . |
| 23 | I did n't want him thinking I 'd only fired in self-defence . |
| 24 | I did n't want him to hit the driver because accuracy was the key to this hole , and I said , ‘ You 're not going to have it . ’ |
| 25 | The decision to sell Harford has come as a big blow to Luton boss David Pleat who said : ‘ I did n't want him to go but the club needs the money . ’ |
| 26 | I did n't want him to go to residential school at all . ’ |
| 27 | I like Rossmayne and I did n't want him mixed up in a scandal . |
| 28 | I did n't want him to have that . |
| 29 | ‘ Oo , that 'll be nice , ’ I lied , I did n't want him to think I was a sissy . |
| 30 | ‘ I did n't want him travelling down thinking he was playing . |