Example sentences of "thing [pers pn] wanted [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The last thing I wanted was for some motorist to hit one of my owls just when it was establishing itself . |
| 2 | ‘ She knew if she had attended one of the public services she would have been the centre of attention and the last thing she wanted was to be photographed as the woman alone . |
| 3 | The last thing she wanted was to be a pawn between the two of them , and was n't that just what Rune had made her by drawing deliberate attention to himself on the stage before making an exhibition of both of them ? |
| 4 | The last thing she wanted was for Tom to take her under his wing , to regard her in some sense as his find and his property , but that was what was happening . |
| 5 | The last thing she wanted was for the local press to find out that she had a personal interest in finding Angy 's killer . |
| 6 | Frankly , the last thing she wanted was for him to come too close . |
| 7 | The last thing she wanted was for him to know just how badly his words had affected her . |
| 8 | The last thing they wanted was for the Americans to know they were about to learn their secrets . |
| 9 | In 1970 , the last thing he wanted was to be reminded of Richard and the silly game they used to play . |
| 10 | My impression was that I was only getting a small part of his attention , that he was profoundly preoccupied and that the one thing he wanted was to be left alone . ’ |
| 11 | At this stage Hitler 's plans were still fluid , but the last thing he wanted was for the useful Danzig problem to be solved . |