Example sentences of "i wanted [verb] for the " in BNC.

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1 It felt light in his arms ; a child starved of love and food and warmth : ‘ And although a part of me , deep buried , hidden away , knew , ’ he said , ‘ still I wanted to weep for the pity of it . ’
2 I was really enjoying my new status as a mother and being at home and caring for Danielle and watching her grow and learn was all I wanted to do for the rest of my life .
3 All I wanted to do for the first few weeks was to let Skipper get to know me and his surroundings .
4 I found it so enjoyable that I wanted to register for the complete game .
5 It was Daphne who gave me my first art book , The Treasures of Italy , in exchange for several cream wafers , and from that day on I knew I had stumbled across a subject I wanted to study for the rest of my life .
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