Example sentences of "he want [pron] for " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ What did he want it for , Charlie-bloody-Hatton ? |
| 2 | What does he want it for ? |
| 3 | Oh yes , but he wants them for the whole of the year you see , which is impossible . |
| 4 | For the first time , he wants something for himself . |
| 5 | He wants her for himself . |
| 6 | ‘ Besides , ’ said Garvin , ‘ all he wants it for is to go to Monte Carlo again . |
| 7 | ‘ He wants you for Gareth , I think . ’ |
| 8 | He said he was sure the shop assistants would know what he wanted them for from the way he asked . |
| 9 | She clung to him , and his mouth found hers , and she tasted as fresh and as new as the morning , and desire had exploded within him , and he thought that after all he had been wrong : once would never be sufficient , he wanted her for always , he wanted to be with her , to share everything with her . |
| 10 | Rory grimaced , remembering with more than a touch of bitterness Candy 's original theory that Adam had tried to spoil her pleasure in singing because on stage she was public property , and he wanted her for himself . |
| 11 | ‘ I was playing in a particular game and did not think I had done anything spectacular at all when I was approached by Heffernan who told me that he wanted me for the Ireland team to play Australia in the Compromise Rules series , ’ recalls McGilligan . |
| 12 | He was going to Brazil and agreed to help me , but he wanted nothing for his help . |
| 13 | Mum asked what he wanted it for and he just said , ‘ I 've got an idea ’ . |
| 14 | In Peart , the more authoritative case , the accused received a car from the victim when he had told him he wanted it for a certain journey . |
| 15 | Yeah , but he wanted you for slave work ! |