Example sentences of "[conj] i [adv] want [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought he looked so lost and unhappy that I just wanted to comfort him at first , and Chris says he just thought I was kind . |
| 2 | Well I 've got lots of acquaintances but I do n't know that I necessarily want to put them on the erm |
| 3 | ‘ Sometimes I feel that I never want to see it again . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Hampshire have been so good to me since I was a youngster here that I really want to win something again for them , ’ he says . |
| 5 | As one who went through this situation recently , I ‘ feel ’ for you and I just wanted to let you know this . |
| 6 | ‘ Golf was his love and I just wanted to help him . |
| 7 | Sadly I have not read this but I am such a fan of the author and he is so well connected that he gets reviews everywhere , and I just wanted to slip it in . |
| 8 | Now , erm I think I should make clear that I have some personal feelings on this , and I just want to say something very briefly about my neighbours , something I actually do n't agree with . |
| 9 | But this day is something I 've dreamed of since I was a kid and I just want to enjoy it . |
| 10 | One other letter , while we 're mentioning receipts of things , the report does say that er Environmental Services Committee will be considering this and I have er yesterday received a letter from and I just want to tell you the outcome of that before the actual vote occurs , if there is one . |
| 11 | She 's looking for a decent second-hand one , and I actually want to buy her a new one , and she does n't know about it . |
| 12 | ‘ It probably sounds like a B-movie cliche , but I married my country … and I still want to serve her . |
| 13 | I have a debt to pay off and I still want to beat you . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ And I so wanted to see you again — so much , so much ! |
| 15 | You see , Harry is coming over from America for that month and I so want to see him . |
| 16 | He does n't know anything about the baby , and I never want to see him again . |
| 17 | And some people in a family intervention turn around and say , ‘ Bugger off , it 's my own life , and I never want to see you again . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ It used to get me so angry and I really wanted to protect my mother and help her , but I was only six at the time and there was nothing I could do . |
| 19 | I could n't work in those circumstances , so I decided this was the right time if I really wanted to do something with my solo career , just break loose completely . ’ |
| 20 | If I really wanted to make it all ‘ organic ’ I 'd take out a section of , like , six guitarists , who could all double up on parts . |
| 21 | If I really want to do something , I will find the time . |
| 22 | I had n't expected to be able to speak to Alan before the end of the week , but at a quarter to five Sylvia de Groot telephoned to say that he was free now if I still wanted to see him . |
| 23 | I hope she ai n't far cos I really want to change my trousers and take off my mac . |
| 24 | I am always finance-conscious given our continual need to raise funds , but I also want to recognise your valuable contribution to our work . |
| 25 | ‘ I believed that but I also wanted to wind them up . |
| 26 | He 's pretty ecstatic recalling his street encounter with a one-man horror circus on a recent European tour , but I just want to hold my stomach . |
| 27 | ‘ But I just want to know what 's happening , that 's all . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I 'll tell you about that lot in a couple of minutes , but I just want to catch our fisherman and be sure we have enough fresh fish for the Mantela 's homeward trip . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I knew he was already dead but I just wanted to do what I could . ’ |
| 30 | But I just wanted to see what it had downstairs , it was typically new , it 's a , a lounge not much bigger than the one we 've got now erm in fact I think the lounge and the dining room area was probably a little bit smaller |