Example sentences of "but [pers pn] want [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I wanted to close that window first , make sure he did n't come back . |
| 2 | ‘ But I wanted to do some scuba ! ’ he said in outrage . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm not down , I 'm still grazing the mountain but I wanted to get some planting done . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I was on my way to Rome , but I wanted to buy some new shoes in London . |
| 5 | " To begin with , " Fairfax said , " but I want to do some extensive replanting all round the estate . |
| 6 | The 21-year-old McCracken , who makes his debut in tomorrow 's home game with Wakefield , said : ‘ I 've come to England with a bit of a reputation but I want to put all that behind me and get on with playing rugby and improving my game . |
| 7 | But I want to put another point of view . |
| 8 | We 've recorded a few shows , but I want to put some new things on it as well … ’ |
| 9 | Planning over an 11-year period could , I believe , bring about a veritable revolution , especially if the whole curriculum ( both subjects and cross-curricular themes ) can be welded together , but I want to see some rapid practical progress if I am to be reassured . |
| 10 | I mean , I want to spend some , but I want to invest some , too . |
| 11 | ‘ But I want to win this race . |
| 12 | I will miss you all , of course , but I want to start some real work . " |
| 13 | The council agreed to buy the station for — it 's about three hundred and twenty five thousand , but I want to make this point , that it is n't their intention to close the boat station . |
| 14 | In the end I 'll have to see him , but I want to keep that as the reserve move . ’ |
| 15 | But I want to begin this morning by thanking you on behalf of the group , because all of us owe the G M B an enormous debt of gratitude none more than myself . |
| 16 | That 's okay , she 's also given me the right words to use to put it through urgently , okay , cos I mean you , I know you have n't exchanged yet , but you want to do that fairly quickly . |
| 17 | But you want to try these pickups before you dismiss them out of hand . |
| 18 | She told the Herald that she would miss Le Court and probably be homesick for a little while but she wanted to spend more time with her husband and family . |
| 19 | Meredith supposed Harriet would be fully committed socially over the Christmas period but she wanted to offer some token of hospitality , so she went across the road after breakfast and asked if Harriet would like to come over to lunch . |
| 20 | But we want to reassure all our former patients that they are not in any danger . ’ |
| 21 | Mak sees it as part of her job to raise the expectations of the community , while Lukey says : ‘ Not only do we hope to discover unmet needs , but we want to generate more demand . |
| 22 | But we want to change all that and we have a lot of contacts in the States . ’ |
| 23 | But they want to do all they can for him . |
| 24 | Their journey from London had taken several days and he was stiff and saddle sore , but he wanted to see more of this great city before finding an inn for the night . |
| 25 | Graham did n't mind Slater knowing about Sara — he had introduced them to each other , after all — but he wanted to keep this day private . |
| 26 | he wanted her to come back to him , but he wanted to keep this girl on the go ! |
| 27 | He had no problems in stocking these from the Far East , India or the Cape with help from Dutch merchant-ship captains , but he wanted to obtain those North American novelties which he knew to be flourishing at Chelsea , so in July 1736 Linnaeus came to England with a letter of introduction from Boerhaave to Sir Hans Sloane . |
| 28 | After a year at training college to qualify as a teacher , he had two years at a comprehensive school in St Neots , Hunts. , but he wanted to achieve much more as a music teacher and did so when he became assistant director at Sevenoaks . |
| 29 | But he has , we we 've only got , my husband 's got a computer at work , we just got one of the Segas , the master systems you know that you you got th the games that you put in those but he wants to get another one next year but that 's a good idea something like that ! |