Example sentences of "had [not/n't] wanted [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jane had not wanted them to stay against their will , and once they were gone , she plunged into work . |
| 2 | She had not wanted him to respond with a show of good humour . |
| 3 | She had not wanted him to behave like ‘ darling Alexander ’ ! |
| 4 | Unless , of course , they had not wanted him to know , and had seen to it that he had no address for them . |
| 5 | Perhaps Isabelle had n't wanted them found at all , had intended her secret , whatever it was , to die with her . |
| 6 | He had n't wanted them to come and disturb his peace , that was obvious . |
| 7 | Perhaps they had n't wanted her to see . |
| 8 | Jessamy remembered all the times she had seen him look like that in the past , when he had n't wanted her to know what he was thinking or feeling . |