Example sentences of "but [pron] also wanted [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I partly believed that , but I also wanted to put Blackburn under pressure . |
| 2 | I wanted to choose for myself , yes , but I also wanted to escape into a world of certainties , which I knew to be unreal while desperately wanting to believe that it might have some reality . |
| 3 | ‘ I believed that but I also wanted to wind them up . |
| 4 | But she also wanted to do well for Matthew and Marilla . |
| 5 | Ianthe was glad when the woman and her child got out at the next station , for not only did she find the conversation embarrassing but she also wanted to think about the moments before her unexpected meeting with Agnes Dalby — moments which she had so far had no chance of reliving or considering . |
| 6 | Well she wants to go to sleep but she also wanted to know what is happening . |
| 7 | But she also wanted to get out of this mess with an ounce of pride , and she was n't going to be able to do that if she was prising details about Matthew from the chambermaids , even if it was through Mandy ! |