Example sentences of "and [noun] wanted to [be] " in BNC.

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1 Winter was coming , and eagles wanted to be out there on the winds , planning , checking over territory , grouping after the isolations of spring and summer mating and rearing .
2 And people wanted to be near a park .
3 Kate wanted to go to Biba in Kensington High Street and Peter wanted to be with Kate .
4 John wanted to be in bed so that the night would be over quickly and he could move off the next morning ; Mr Stephens had a neighbour who would lend them a handcart and John wanted to be able to push the furniture the eight miles uphill to Crossbridge , settle it , and return the handcart the same day .
5 These first interviews with the next of kin were crucial and Massingham wanted to be there .
6 Bones was fed and happy , and Hoomey wanted to be the same .
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