Example sentences of "[conj] i [adv] want [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought he looked so lost and unhappy that I just wanted to comfort him at first , and Chris says he just thought I was kind . |
| 2 | Well I 've got lots of acquaintances but I do n't know that I necessarily want to put them on the erm |
| 3 | ‘ Sometimes I feel that I never want to see it again . ’ |
| 4 | As one who went through this situation recently , I ‘ feel ’ for you and I just wanted to let you know this . |
| 5 | ‘ Golf was his love and I just wanted to help him . |
| 6 | Sadly I have not read this but I am such a fan of the author and he is so well connected that he gets reviews everywhere , and I just wanted to slip it in . |
| 7 | But this day is something I 've dreamed of since I was a kid and I just want to enjoy it . |
| 8 | One other letter , while we 're mentioning receipts of things , the report does say that er Environmental Services Committee will be considering this and I have er yesterday received a letter from and I just want to tell you the outcome of that before the actual vote occurs , if there is one . |
| 9 | She 's looking for a decent second-hand one , and I actually want to buy her a new one , and she does n't know about it . |
| 10 | ‘ It probably sounds like a B-movie cliche , but I married my country … and I still want to serve her . |
| 11 | I have a debt to pay off and I still want to beat you . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ And I so wanted to see you again — so much , so much ! |
| 13 | You see , Harry is coming over from America for that month and I so want to see him . |
| 14 | He does n't know anything about the baby , and I never want to see him again . |
| 15 | And some people in a family intervention turn around and say , ‘ Bugger off , it 's my own life , and I never want to see you again . ’ |
| 16 | If I really wanted to make it all ‘ organic ’ I 'd take out a section of , like , six guitarists , who could all double up on parts . |
| 17 | I had n't expected to be able to speak to Alan before the end of the week , but at a quarter to five Sylvia de Groot telephoned to say that he was free now if I still wanted to see him . |
| 18 | ‘ I believed that but I also wanted to wind them up . |
| 19 | As a 16-year-old in the theatre , pot was always being smoked around me , but I never wanted to do it . ’ |
| 20 | But I never want to see him again . ’ |
| 21 | Now I have gone beyond thirty one because I just wanted to show you the way it goes and it 's easy . |
| 22 | Well , do n't worry , Lizzy , because I never want to touch you again as long as I live . ’ |