Example sentences of "[conj] i want [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took her a while to understand what I wanted and where I wanted to go . |
| 2 | ‘ There was a scene where I wanted to keep my clothes on and I told Adrian ‘ They do n't have to see my breasts in every shot , do they ? ’ |
| 3 | The compass could tell me in which direction I had to go — it could n't tell me what lay between where I was , and where I wanted to get to . |
| 4 | ‘ I have made up my own mind where I want to go and I spoke to Frank Clark this morning the first time for a fortnight . |
| 5 | Every summer a butterfly settles there precisely where I want to sit , always in the same place . |
| 6 | ‘ Except I want to know where they from . |
| 7 | Neither Lorenzo nor I want to part , but we 'll be together again soon , and for always … |
| 8 | Although I wanted to go down the pit because you got more money you see . |
| 9 | At the same time , I was refusing for her to be brought to the prison because although I wanted to see her more than anything , I was damn sure she was n't going to come to prison and see me . |
| 10 | Although I wanted to rush back upstairs and read the letter straight away I decided to hold onto it and read it later . |
| 11 | I would like your advice as to the method and position of fitting the temperature sensor unit , bearing in mind that I want to retain originality . |
| 12 | This is the myth that I want to examine here . |
| 13 | It is Alfieri 's character that I want to examine , and I shall attempt to do so by presenting the individual trails that made the character . |
| 14 | That I want to save you . |
| 15 | stage that I want to put |
| 16 | ‘ Cricket gave me so much that I want to put something back into the game and teaching the youngsters how to play is a rewarding way of doing it . |
| 17 | Erm , there is a very small chance that he 's going to say , all the time that I was on , on top of Everest , er , I was thinking about you , because I 've heard you 're the best thing since sliced wholemeal bread , I have three thousand people that I want to put through a programme in the next six weeks . |
| 18 | It is wiping sick from the carpet , worrying about the size of my thighs , being woken in the night by a crying baby and meeting my children from school that I want to remember , laugh at and celebrate . |
| 19 | The last component of the rainbow coalition that I want to refer to is feminism . |
| 20 | There is another test that I want to refer to , that we ca n't actually do , because you have to be qualified to do this test , and it 's very , very complicated , and all the rest of it . |
| 21 | I must move on , because there are one or two other points and safeguards that I want to mention . |
| 22 | ‘ Before I kiss you , ’ she said , ‘ there are some things that I want to say . |
| 23 | As to the other case that I want to say a word about , I have to confess now to beating a drum that I have been beating with varying success for a number of years . |
| 24 | Now , the point about merit has to be recognised side by side with opportunities , because the points that I want to say , firstly the the many women and people with disabilities under achieve . |
| 25 | That fact that in , a two years time I can go on to do the subjects that I want to do at the University in Scotland of my choice . |
| 26 | I have a lot of science that I want to do first . |
| 27 | " I really have n't any particular interest in the sale , except that I want to do the best that I can for this retired artist , Sam Mills , " he said . |
| 28 | Then he said : ‘ You have been so kind to us that I want to do something for you in return . |
| 29 | You know that I want to do anything I can to help . ’ |
| 30 | The last thing that I want to do is stray out of order . |