Example sentences of "he wanted be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this stage Hitler 's plans were still fluid , but the last thing he wanted was for the useful Danzig problem to be solved . |
| 2 | All he wanted was for him to put out the cigarette ; he knew he would just go on suffering the strangled air . |
| 3 | What he wanted was to be as dirty as the miners , covered in coal-dust like them . |
| 4 | In 1970 , the last thing he wanted was to be reminded of Richard and the silly game they used to play . |
| 5 | All he wanted was to be free . |
| 6 | My impression was that I was only getting a small part of his attention , that he was profoundly preoccupied and that the one thing he wanted was to be left alone . ’ |