Example sentences of "but [pers pn] want [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , yes , but I wanted them to do me a list you see . |
| 2 | ‘ I could n't say it , but I wanted you to know it , and that was the only way I could try and tell you . ’ |
| 3 | But I wanted I mean I 'm glad you made the mistake because I wanted you to do it , because I wanted you to do it because as i you know you might you might get it right all the time and then do that in the exam . |
| 4 | Oh ok , I 'll have it on the little table , but I want you to do it , not me . |
| 5 | But I want you to know I 'm going to hate every second of having you with me . ’ |
| 6 | Now I do n't want you to extract this , I , but I want you to know it 's there , because it has a , a specific purpose , which you will come on to later . |
| 7 | ‘ I do not know how much Claudine upset you , ’ she said quietly , ‘ but I want you to know she has gone . |
| 8 | Erm I would like to formally second Mr because I followed a situation where the previous minister had baptised anyone and when I arrived I discussed with the session what our policy on baptism was and we concurred that we should follow the nineteen sixty three law but apply it under grace and with the spirit of God in mind and we had some very difficult situations when people said to me no I have no time for God in my life but I want you to baptise my baby . |
| 9 | But I want you to tell me — seriously ! — what sort of person you think you 'll want to love . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ But I want you to understand what you 're getting rid of . |
| 11 | He continued undeterred , ‘ But I want you to understand my situation . |
| 12 | ‘ Why ? ’ is a useful question when someone has made an error but you want them to diagnose it . |
| 13 | Everyone thinks you 're successful , but you want me to keep you . ’ |
| 14 | No , but she wants me to bring you back for a meal . |
| 15 | ‘ She did n't want to go — but she wanted me to walk her downstairs . |
| 16 | We could not provide a grammatical description of the English language , for that was beyond our scope , but we wanted everyone to realise what kind of grammar is appropriate for both teachers and pupils to understand . |
| 17 | But we want him to put his foot on the ball and try to weigh things up . ’ |