Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun pl] that [pron] wanted " in BNC.
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| 1 | And what about the points that they wanted to make ? |
| 2 | Statutory advisers from the conservation bodies all gave us a list of the areas that they wanted included and , for the most part , we followed those lists in so far as they agreed with one another . |
| 3 | Right , so you recognised early on , that you would have to make a move for some of the stances that you wanted . |
| 4 | I had n't bought any tea and there was an Alan Freeman radio programme on the story of the Kinks that I wanted to listen to . |
| 5 | Most of the files that I wanted to see were either closed for 75 years or were ‘ retained by the department ’ , which effectively closes them forever . |
| 6 | I appreciate the courtesy of the hon. Member for Linlithgow ( Mr. Dalyell ) in giving notice of the details that he wanted to raise . |
| 7 | It could be extended to look even longer , and presented with the words that we wanted to give you ‘ a small gift ’ or a gift ‘ big enough for two ’ . |
| 8 | In 1977 , he bought passage from the USSR by ‘ donating ’ to the Tretyakov all the paintings from the collections that they wanted ; the remaining ones he took with him to Greece and retirement . |
| 9 | He explained his resignation on the grounds that he wanted to spend more time preparing his candidacy for forthcoming presidential elections . |