Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [adv] want [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The difference between her and the other girls was that she actively wanted the job . |
| 2 | We ate so much of it , it was so marvellous , that we hardly wanted the sausage and the ham , noticed only in passing that the wine was n't up to much , and that the eggs in the omelette which presently appeared were spanking fresh and buttercup yellow — in the French countryside one takes that for granted . |
| 3 | ‘ The truth about chaps who want to be father figures , ’ remarked Lili , ‘ is that they actually want a mummy figure themselves . |
| 4 | When most people bring their catch of a lifetime to him , they do n't realise that he just wants the skin , not the flesh . |
| 5 | ‘ The great thing about him is that he always wants the ball and always wants to use it . |
| 6 | Hume , himself , recently admitted in an interview that he never wanted the word ‘ Labour ’ in the Party 's name . |
| 7 | Chairman Colin Henderson said : ‘ What struck us in our interview with Lawrence was that he definitely wanted the job and was ready to move North straightaway . |