Example sentences of "as [subord] [pers pn] want [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although she was not suicidal the therapist agreed that she might have been feeling as if she wanted to die at the time of the overdose . |
| 2 | The Buddha of suburbia nodded regally , while Eva looked as if she wanted to cut off Fruitbat 's eyelids with a pair of scissors . |
| 3 | Harriet Jarman was speaking to Jess but looking at her sister , who was standing a little apart as if she wanted to fade into the wall behind . |
| 4 | Instead of talking about the job he said some words to me in Punjabi or Urdu and looked as if he wanted to get into a big conversation about Ray or Tagore or something . |
| 5 | His stride was impatient , as if he wanted to pass through the tangled undergrowth and brambles as quickly as possible . |