Example sentences of "but [pron] wanted [verb] [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 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | he wanted her to come back to him , but he wanted to keep this girl on the go ! |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |