Example sentences of "wanted to see a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lord Redesdale wanted to see a revision of the procedure in small debts courts . |
| 2 | I wanted to see a lymph gland . |
| 3 | She wanted to see a night sky unsullied by a red glare from the ground , to breathe air which did not turn one 's nose into a sooty chimney ; above all , to escape from thraldom and belong to herself . |
| 4 | They wanted to see a battleship launched , they wanted to see Royalty in action , they wanted to see anything that was happening which was an event in the world , and so cameramen like George Albert Smith , and eventually George Albert Smith 's staff , would go out around the world , much as it would happen now but in a much simpler way , erm to make actuality pictures . |
| 5 | ‘ No , I 'm sorry , I just wanted to see a nurse . |
| 6 | To obtain true security in Europe , NATO still wanted to see a reduction of Russia 's conventional strength , which remained overwhelming , and as in the 1970s there was some concern that Moscow and Washington could together decide the fate of Europe without European representation . |
| 7 | You said you wanted to see a weka . |
| 8 | But Conway had a problem , and he wanted to see a business friend , Jacques Remy . |
| 9 | I always believed that if someone wanted to see a show they would have come to Tottenhan Mews . |
| 10 | By the end of that second night I never wanted to see a chip again . |