Example sentences of "[vb past] they [vb past] [adv] want " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the last time I tried they did n't want to know because well nobody will take responsibility . |
| 2 | More than four out of ten men gave this as their reason for taking temporary work and only 16 per cent claimed they did not want a permanent job . |
| 3 | City sources indicated they did not want a wide-ranging Budget that would tackle much-needed reforms such as mortgage tax relief and that it would be better for the Chancellor to do as little as possible . |
| 4 | Women suddenly discovered they did n't want to stay at the kitchen sink all day ; they wanted the fulfilment that comes from work , too . |
| 5 | Originally a Dizzy game , the Codies decided they did n't want to put our ovoid chum in a real-world adventure and created a new character instead — Seymour was born ! |
| 6 | Part of the audience decided that this was n't what they wanted to see , another part decided they did n't want to hear about politics anymore . |
| 7 | And so they decided they did n't want their house any more and they would lease it to citizen . |
| 8 | They were both speaking in the slightly lowered tone that meant they did not want to be overheard , and were only having the discussion at all because they believed Belinda to be safely out of earshot . |
| 9 | He said : ‘ I was prepared to set aside time at a future meeting for full discussion , but the clubs felt they did n't want to even talk about the issue any further . |
| 10 | The weekly paper for the young and independent , published today , asked 500 12 to 15-year-olds how happy they were at home and 79 per cent said they did not want to leave before the age of 18 . |
| 11 | Johnny Kirk , whose family had been connected with the ‘ mayor-making ’ over the years , said they did not want to make a big production of it or turn it into a tourist attraction ; they wanted to keep it as it was , ‘ a local event for local people ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ It was all so quick — the judges just said they did not want to hear any more arguments , convictions quashed and then got up and walked out ! |
| 13 | Some taxi firms said they did not want blood in their cars . |
| 14 | Migrants who said they did not want to do another course or were unsure , generally said that they wanted to finish the current course before considering anything else . |
| 15 | ‘ At one point we thought we had got an agreement but then they said they did not want any conditions at all attached to the application . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I offered to coach them for nothing but they said they did n't want me , ’ he added . |
| 17 | Members of staff have actually come to me and said they did n't want her in on the interviews . |
| 18 | The couple from Edinburgh to be married by Father Buckley said they did n't want to talk about their wedding plans . |