Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] i wanted to " in BNC.
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| 1 | So if I wanted to I could tell them where to go with that and all . |
| 2 | But David had always worked by himself , so I had got used to the idea that I would never play with him , much as I wanted to . |
| 3 | Sometimes I 'd come down to see people and do things , but only when I wanted to . |
| 4 | ‘ Only when I wanted to be . ’ |
| 5 | He was a bore with his stupid family questions — especially when I wanted to be with you . |
| 6 | Mind you , I could go for it anyway if I wanted to . |
| 7 | There is no way that I could skive a session , even if I wanted to , wearing my yellow and tartan suit ! |
| 8 | ‘ There 's nothing I can do to prolong the girl 's stay here , even if I wanted to . ’ |
| 9 | Kate sighed ‘ Anyway , I could n't stop James , even if I wanted to . |
| 10 | There 's no going back , even if I wanted to , which I do n't . |
| 11 | ‘ I like him very well , ma'am , ’ Theda said quickly , ‘ but I could n't marry him even if I wanted to — which I do n't . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Not even if I wanted to . |
| 13 | ‘ I could n't even if I wanted to , and I do n't want to . |
| 14 | ‘ My mother was an only child , so my grandfather Probert entailed Gullholm on me , which means I could n't sell the place , even if I wanted to . |
| 15 | ‘ Brother , ’ he had replied , ‘ I can do very little , even if I wanted to . |
| 16 | I 'm gon na have to draw it there cos I wanted to Like that . |
| 17 | I had a lesson with him and he told me that if I squeezed my knees together I would slow down my bottom half and be able to release the club as hard as I wanted to . |
| 18 | ‘ At it 's worst I just felt that I could n't go anywhere that I wanted to . |