Example sentences of "[conj] wanted [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was like every time I got a letter or an insinuation from him that he cared , or that he really loved me or wanted me to be with him , it shocked me because he was n't good at showing that . |
| 2 | Mervyn Wilson gives a good service to his cricket clients and it is hoped that he was able to put his money where his mouth is and lay this price to all that wanted it to reasonable limits . |
| 3 | You 've just said that you took one look at Lotta and wanted her without knowing a thing about her , and now you 're telling me exactly the same thing . |
| 4 | There had n't been time to get Maxim 's name on the usual notice of forthcoming visitors to the embassy ; she had been signalled by the Security Service who shared the Steering Committee 's deep distrust of the visit and wanted her to debrief him after his meeting . |
| 5 | The fourth to be hurt , while Victoria Sanchez waited patiently on the sidelines , knowing that one day Miguel would realise how much he loved her and wanted her to be mistress of the Casa Madrid . |
| 6 | She knew he cared , he showed it , but he would n't say the things she wanted to hear — that he cared for her to the exclusion of all others , and wanted her in his life to the exclusion of all others . |
| 7 | She was fond of me — no virtue on my part , she was an affectionate woman by nature — and wanted me to be happy . |
| 8 | They said that Labour was going to win , and wanted it to . |
| 9 | And because he could n't marry her , but wanted her to be comfortable financially , had given her money ? |
| 10 | Parents also wanted an increased availability of specialist ‘ therapy ’ time , but wanted it to be used in a more flexible way . |