Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] that [pron] want [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having properties in Marston and Syston , they bought the manor in 1716 , when Sir George Markham decided that he wanted to move and bought an estate in Essex . |
| 2 | The idea that it was a foreign plot seems to be the least likely of the possibilities , because although Stalin believed that they wanted to crush Russia I do n't see how killing Kirov this would help a foreign power in any way to crush Stalin 's Russia . |
| 3 | But Rodney replied that he wanted to work out which utensils he could improvise with and make a start on the boeuf bourguignon . |
| 4 | In a surprise move on Jan. 17 Judge Hoeveler stated that he wanted to bring the Noriega case to trial " very quickly " , and set a trial date for March 5 . |
| 5 | Wordsworth felt that he wanted to return to England , settle down , and never go abroad again ; as he stated in the last of the ‘ Lucy ’ poems , written two years later : |
| 6 | At the same time , Kabi Pharmacia announced that it wanted to form a strategic alliance with Zambon , the Italian pharmaceutical group . |
| 7 | Elsie decided that she wanted to stay in Naples . ’ |
| 8 | He took her hand , linking his long , hard fingers between hers , joining them in a physical as well as a mental bond , and suddenly Fran knew that she wanted to tell him the one thing that had fashioned her into the woman she was . |
| 9 | She bought a toilet seat to fit inside the big one and planned two visits each day to the toilet after meals or when Susan indicated that she wanted to pass a motion . |
| 10 | There would be no reason for the trunk to be disturbed , and if Carson decided that he wanted to see the other diaries it would be a simple matter to get hold of them . |
| 11 | In rather breathless fashion , Charles explained that he wanted to find out who researched and wrote an article about the petrol crisis in a late edition on Monday 3rd of December . |
| 12 | In a Portuguese Radio broadcast on July 21 Dhlakama said that he wanted to tackle this question in his talks with Chissano , as well as the suspension of any legislation hindering democracy . |
| 13 | Erlich said that he wanted to walk . |
| 14 | Mr. Bickerstaffe said that he wanted to see that bill increased . |
| 15 | At one point , John decided that he wanted to learn about music , although in fact he newer acquired much technical knowledge of the subject , and could not read a score . |
| 16 | The talks were going very well and Smith said that he wanted to give us a holiday and take us to Victoria Falls in his plane . |