Example sentences of "wanted [pers pn] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I nursed my damaged finger , and showed it to anyone who wanted me to join in the rough stuff . |
| 2 | ‘ I did n't say that ! ’ and I hinted that my father wanted me to go into the pulpit , and there was a little clash between us . |
| 3 | Well there was er the one who had the most important influence in my school life was Albert Edward , do you remember the printers , he was a teacher and he used to teach standard four , that was your last standard in the junior , and he had a big influence on , on me because er he wanted me to go into the printing trade as an apprentice , but I , me leaving school at thirteen and going into full-time work straight away I could n't do , do that but oh there was er , , he was an officer during the war he was in the and there was oh our , our school teacher , we used to call , we used to call him his name was actually Arthur I think , but he was always , he was a little bit addicted to the lit little whisky bottle , he used to keep a little bottle in his desk and he 'd be having a nip of whisky , but he was what was approximated as a sports master now , he used to look after the football team , we used to call him , I suppose his name was Arthur but his name was . |
| 4 | It 's why Uncle Vernon wanted me to go on the stage . ’ |
| 5 | He wanted me to go round the block and park the car about fifty metres short of the hotel . |
| 6 | they offered me two for a boat , right and they offered me one while I was there , then I got home and they offered me one that late that evening , job , erm working like that was a Thursday and they wanted me to start on the week Monday , I could n't do it as it happens I had to give my weeks notice here get out there that quick , so I fucking said , I said to myself well they 've first day , they 're gon na offer me a few more , so yeah they offered me a couple more but way from so , a bit unlucky I , I wished I 'd fucking taken it |
| 7 | He wanted me to look at the provision by the business of work experience for secondary school students during the compulsory stage of their education . |
| 8 | The owner of the ship wanted me to sail to the Indian Ocean to do some business for him there , but I was very unlucky . |
| 9 | ‘ The doctor wanted you to sleep through the night . ’ |
| 10 | Yes , Mar Mark wanted you to look at the third line of the third verse where there is a reference to no eyes and wondered whether you have any ideas about that . |
| 11 | Before leaving London I had sent him , as requested , two questions about the U-boat war which I wanted him to answer for the programme . |
| 12 | She wanted to drop off the face of the earth , then she wanted him to drop off the face of the earth , but , since neither was a possibility , all she wanted to do was to retreat to the darkest corner of the house , and lick her wounds . |
| 13 | It surprised Dougal that Lorton wanted him to look after the coins . |
| 14 | After a moment 's pause , Julia asked if he wanted her to go to the telegraph office for him . |
| 15 | That was why I wanted her to go on the stage … to help get them out . ’ |
| 16 | Polls suggested that up to one in four Conservative MPs wanted her to go before the next general election : growing numbers of backbenchers were prepared openly to declare that the time had come for her to call it a day . |
| 17 | Murphy wanted her to stay by the first fire of the autumn and be waiting there with the tea table , as Aunt Emily had always done ; but he knew , after just over two months of Alexandra 's rule , that it was pointless even to look his disapproval . |
| 18 | I had honestly not thought how you would solve that problem in advance , and I 'm glad I did because my amazement certainly I wanted it to show with the kids when I said ‘ Goodness , what , you know , how on earth are you going to do it that way ? ’ . |
| 19 | Hunky Richard Fairbrass , 31-year-old frontman for the Freds , explains : ‘ We thought they wanted us to dance around the flames . |
| 20 | ‘ No-one wanted us to go to the spot where he died it 's right in the middle of what they call ‘ bandit ’ territory . |
| 21 | Barry Pearson , Darlington 's principal environmental health officer , explained : ‘ Rothmans wanted us to pay for the hire of the centre and the money was n't immediately available . |
| 22 | a star and wanted us to share in the good luck . |