Example sentences of "be [adv] that [pers pn] wanted [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's just that he wanted to see Jenny in front of everyone else . |
| 2 | I do n't want to do something just for the sake of it , I do n't really care about being on the Council , it 's just that I wanted to do something about those wretched caravans . |
| 3 | I just … . it 's just that I wanted to tell her how sorry I am about … about what happened to your father and brother but , not knowing her , I did n't want to say it in a way that might upset her . |
| 4 | When she was n't explaining that she and the libbers were on the same side really , Mrs Travers took pains to point out that FAMILY had no quarrel with the poor or socially inadequate ; it was just that she wanted to pay tribute to the unsung millions of women ( and men ) who lived normal lives , did not swap roles , get divorces or abortions , become homeless or batter their children ( or their wives ) ; people who faced misfortune with re-sourcefulness and courage and without recourse to public funds . |
| 5 | It was not that she wanted to kill Simon any more . |
| 6 | I think it was more that she wanted to get rid of Wyatt . |
| 7 | It was n't that she wanted to think about him , but he was as easy to ignore as an earthquake . |
| 8 | It was n't that she wanted to work in a sex shop but that she needed work of some kind . |