Example sentences of "i really wanted be " in BNC.
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| 1 | What I really wanted was the nigger , or mibbe the navy . |
| 2 | What I really wanted was to bash him to smithereens . |
| 3 | All I really wanted was to teach quietly in a sleepy public school , to marry a nice quiet girl and to sleep my way through life … |
| 4 | WHAT I REALLY WANTED WAS SOMETHING DRY , YET LIGHT AND EXPRESSIVE |
| 5 | What I really wanted was something dry , yet light and expressive . |
| 6 | I think what I really wanted was … domination . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ By then , I knew that what I really wanted was to become a designer . ’ |
| 8 | Clockwork trains were all very well , but what I really wanted were electric trains . |