Example sentences of "[pron] just want a [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I just wanted a religion in which gender was not of significance . |
| 2 | Oh ’ — he looked into the basket — ‘ I 'm not going for a week ; I just wanted a sandwich or two . |
| 3 | I just wanted a business where I could be independent — ’ |
| 4 | I just wanted a reason for having been out , in case I was caught coming back . ’ |
| 5 | I just want a clearance note off a doctor just to say that I 'm fit for work . ’ |
| 6 | I just want a piece of fish . |
| 7 | I just want a room . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't care about a queue , I just want a picture ! ’ he announced himself , throwing other boys out of the way impatiently . |
| 9 | But maybe ye 'll be different , ye just want a taste of the exotic life and then ye 'll go back to the big time . ’ |
| 10 | Me and Henry , say , who just want a mortgage and a little house and get on with Elinor started to make more anguished noises . |
| 11 | so I actually took it the other way that , you know , do you just want a cup of tea . |
| 12 | Yeah if you 're taking it you just want a laugh and you know you 're not affecting anyone else but if you 're dealing you 're pressing other people to buy it . |
| 13 | Of course , you can alter the appearance of the graph — by selecting different fonts , by increasing the size of the legend or by specifying a 3D display , for example , by using the usual //Graphics menu — but if you just want a feel for your data and a starting point for further embellishments then Fast Graphing is very useful . |
| 14 | cos as far as annual reports are concerned you just want a statement from Hugh , and a rough idea of how we 've performed financially . |
| 15 | ‘ She just wanted a job . |
| 16 | So er I reckon she just want a skive from work to be honest ! |
| 17 | We just want a bit of information about setting up a computer . |