Example sentences of "know that [pron] want [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyone viewing all this nonsense from another planet — as most men do — can be forgiven for assuming that women are a bunch of mixed up crazies who do n't know what they want , but do know that they want it all , both ways and with jam on the top , too . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't know that he wanted it . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't know that I want it anywhere . ’ |
| 4 | The reason we want to adopt other people 's beliefs is that we know that everyone wants their own beliefs to be true : because , as we 've seen , truth is what makes our own beliefs useful to us in the way I described earlier , by making our actions succeed in fulfilling our desires . |
| 5 | I know that you want me , and I know why you would marry me . |
| 6 | ‘ I want to hear the soft sighs breaking from you when I make love to you … why should I stop now , when I know that you want it , too ? ’ |
| 7 | I only know that I want you — all of you . |
| 8 | ‘ You know that I want you , ’ she said steady , still not looking at him ‘ And I know that you … you need me . |
| 9 | She had known why Mr Evans had sent Hepzibah biscuits ; had known that he wanted her to spy , to keep her eyes open , and it seemed that without meaning to she had been doing just that ! |
| 10 | Wants you to be — ’ Nutty paused , not quite sure what he wanted them to be , but knowing that he wanted them to be something other than they were . |
| 11 | Cardiff knew that it wanted them . |
| 12 | But I knew that you wanted me to talk to you whether you wanted me to or not ! |
| 13 | Distraught at what he had thrown away — and , whether she was guilty or innocent , he only knew that he wanted her back — he ran towards Vetch Street like a man possessed , head bare , careless of curious glances and jeering comment at his headlong progress , reaching Vetch Street — to find that she was not there . |
| 14 | A deep responsive pulse seemed to begin pounding deep in her stomach , and she knew that she wanted him every bit as much as he wanted her , that every fibre of her being was throbbing with the compulsive drive of passionate need and desire . |
| 15 | The phrasing got so slow and emphatic that you knew that she wanted you to listen to and weigh up every single word ; but you could n't tell if each word was freighted with anger , or bitterness , or joy ; it just came out with great , quiet force , and you had to work out its tone for yourself . |