Example sentences of "i wanted [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was that if I wanted to set up in the business of manufacturing coffins , he would have no objections . |
| 2 | When I saw her crying , with her neck all swollen , I wanted to lash out at the doctor who 'd done this to her . |
| 3 | I wanted to go up to the Feldwebel and shake his hand . |
| 4 | I became incredibly vi er I had violent feelings erm , I wanted to go out on the street and rampage . |
| 5 | I wanted to get on with the drop — the pilot had been in that freezing water for long enough ! i changed to a right-hand hold , then I talked to my passengers as much as possible to keep them calm and show that everything was under control . |
| 6 | I wanted a second mate 's ticket ; I wanted to get on to the bridge and do things . |
| 7 | I was frightened by the helpless , shaking anger that had hold of me ; I wanted to get out of the room . |
| 8 | ‘ But I wanted to get out into the commercial world . |
| 9 | Er I wanted to come back on the question of regeneration and the opportunities in Leeds . |
| 10 | After I 'd been there a few months I was asked if I wanted to help out in the kitchen , which I did . |
| 11 | I wanted to run out of the room , back to South London , where I belonged , out of which I had wrongly and arrogantly stepped . |
| 12 | They took things that I wanted to pass on to the children |