Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] i want [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I wanted to carry on the great work that Nick had done and I wanted to broaden the paper 's scope . |
| 2 | More needs to be done and I want to see more focus on this key area of economic policy . ’ |
| 3 | It should because that was what was written and I wanted to show people what er she did n't give me , the , the letter went to the kids . |
| 4 | You go , Joanna — you know Ian Woodall , so that wo n't be embarrassing for you , but I 'm blowed if I want to meet Robert Sheldrake socially . ’ |
| 5 | This was the most overwhelming experience I had ever had and I wanted to understand it . |
| 6 | I 'm turned out of the house where I was born whether I want to go or no , the house and the business are handed over to … to that woman , and I have to share what is left in a joint legacy with Francis ! ’ |
| 7 | Paragraph , earlier reply will be , be appreciated as I want to finalize the Aran price for the units as soon as possible , best regards , Sam . |
| 8 | I was asked if I wanted to go . |
| 9 | After I 'd been there a few months I was asked if I wanted to help out in the kitchen , which I did . |
| 10 | Lord O'Hagan , the group 's social affairs spokesman , said : ‘ I object to being misrepresented and I want to make sure that this sort of thing does not happen again . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I am devastated by what is going on — I have not got much time left and I want to spend it here , ’ said Gladys , who got the Queen 's Medal for her work with the Women 's Royal Voluntary Service . |
| 12 | After the original hearing Jones said : ‘ The decision has been taken and I want to get it over with . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've lived as I wanted to live , ’ she assured him breathlessly , unable to look away now that his eyes had captured hers . |
| 14 | I must admit I kept him tied up for longer than I was advised as I wanted to make sure he was capable of moving about safely as he invariably would want to look out of the door and then go back to his food . |