Example sentences of "i [adv] want [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No matter how realistic and cautious I tried to be about changes at home , in my heart I only wanted reassurance that things would be as before . |
| 2 | I only want ice cream , thanks |
| 3 | " I only want expert help , remember , and if you want to ride , just say the word , but do n't include it in the curriculum of the Moorlake Secretarial School . " |
| 4 | He said my father can have it , he can do , have it , I only want money for my charity , |
| 5 | " I only want bread-soda for Mrs Fox-Collier 's diamonds . " |
| 6 | Not only did I not want surgery or drugs , but I hoped that in refusing them I would not be offending my surgeon ! |
| 7 | I just wanted revenge , what Bacon called a kind of wild justice , I believe . |
| 8 | ‘ I just wanted change . |
| 9 | It was n't that these were definite ; I just wanted life to be different , to be somewhere else . |
| 10 | No , I just want butter |
| 11 | ‘ I just want information about Elaine , that 's all , and I 'm sure your grandmother knows something . |
| 12 | I hate to miss the battle between Bill Beaumont and Ian Botham , and I always want Bill to win . |
| 13 | I still want money . |
| 14 | I also wanted equipment that was practical and would fold up easily , out of the way . |
| 15 | I therefore want news of the street-walkers |