Example sentences of "he wanted it [verb] " in BNC.

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1	Because if he wanted it done , it would be done .
2	but Richard was sure he wanted it done and nothing came between him and that intention .
3	‘ The car was so badly crushed that I thought about asking the boss if he wanted it posting back . ’
4	Explanations in the intentional mode express the relation between the action and the reason ( e.g. , John wound up the car because he wanted it to go ) .
5	John wound up the toy car because he wanted it to go .
6	*John wound up the toy car so he wanted it to go .
7	Then when he wanted it to go again he used to get the th the belt , the leather belt , and er sort of hook it on to the lower end of the cast iron pulley and follow it round until it went on .
8	With skill borne of long practice he let the old man talk but guided his talk in the way he wanted it to go , then he started to ask questions .
9	She remembered her thoughts as he told her he was as shocked as her , and that he wanted it to continue … her heart skipped beats frantically .
10	He wanted it to replace the official versions in the liturgy .
11	He wanted it kept very safe from all harm .
12	When he moved into this intriguing 19th-century house , he had a clear idea of how he wanted it to look and decided to design the decor himself .
13	Then one day Mr Flowerdew he went out and bought a horse , a rather special horse ; and when he wanted it shod he sent it to the blacksmith shop at Scole , Mr Woodcock 's .
14	He wanted it tried out in the open and for his name to be cleared .
15	He wanted it to work more than any of us . ’
16	But Richard had not forgotten and seventeen years later he wanted it remembered — however lightheartedly — that he had conquered there , too .

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