Example sentences of "he wanted it go " in BNC.
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| 1 | Explanations in the intentional mode express the relation between the action and the reason ( e.g. , John wound up the car because he wanted it to go ) . |
| 2 | John wound up the toy car because he wanted it to go . |
| 3 | *John wound up the toy car so he wanted it to go . |
| 4 | Then when he wanted it to go again he used to get the th the belt , the leather belt , and er sort of hook it on to the lower end of the cast iron pulley and follow it round until it went on . |
| 5 | With skill borne of long practice he let the old man talk but guided his talk in the way he wanted it to go , then he started to ask questions . |