Example sentences of "wanted [pron] to go [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 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 | It 's why Uncle Vernon wanted me to go on the stage . ’ |
| 4 | He wanted me to go round the block and park the car about fifty metres short of the hotel . |
| 5 | After a moment 's pause , Julia asked if he wanted her to go to the telegraph office for him . |
| 6 | That was why I wanted her to go on the stage … to help get them out . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ No-one wanted us to go to the spot where he died it 's right in the middle of what they call ‘ bandit ’ territory . |