Example sentences of "and i wanted " in BNC.
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| 1 | He seemed to know a lot about female mysteries and I wanted him to explain . |
| 2 | And I wanted my son . |
| 3 | If I 'd had control over everything I would have had a full Wales tour in the summer and then we would n't have needed to have the practice games , but as it is we are giving them the advantage and I wanted to try to do something about that . ’ |
| 4 | I 've had enough of it and I wanted to be alone . |
| 5 | But this was an A-road and I wanted to keep mainly to the minor routes , so half-way up I turned off behind the Ponderosa Cafe and joined the Old Horseshoe Pass . |
| 6 | ‘ Of course I wanted him to produce me , I love his work , but I only wanted him to produce half the album and I wanted to work with other producers . |
| 7 | I think it 's hard to be honest with yourself about certain things and I wanted to think that I had no part in the grandiosity of MainMan and a lot of the bad things about MainMan . |
| 8 | ‘ Sorry to get you here so early , ’ he said , ‘ but Angela 's death means we have to reorganize the entire workload , and I wanted a longer meeting today . |
| 9 | Each time I saw you coming dancing towards me along a sunny street , moving lightly on your toes like a boxer , with your slightly duck-toed run that I , a turned-out-toes walker , found so male and so sexy , my heart jumped in my throat and I wanted to run towards you and throw myself into your arms . |
| 10 | Unwelcomed , unwanted , despised and dug out , they had added a new dimension to my life , given me another self and I wanted never to go from Claro . |
| 11 | I was real good at sports and I wanted to be a professional football player . |
| 12 | And I wanted to sing . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ And I wanted to live it . |
| 14 | They are both disreputable practitioners of empty trades and I wanted to — ’ |
| 15 | I know that the teenage years I describe are years when feelings about your self-image are more intense than any other , and I wanted to give young women themselves the chance to express what these feelings are . |
| 16 | I felt really good a few pounds lighter and with a tan , and I wanted to stay like that and surprise everyone when I got back , especially my boyfriend , who might have been wishing I was thinner . |
| 17 | ‘ There were a lot of seductive scenes and that sort of stuff and a lot of characters that were a complete copy of Charlene and I wanted to get away from that . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Although if I knew them and I wanted a nice picture — smiling , arms around each other — I would call out to them , but not before I reached the third frame . ’ |
| 19 | And I wanted to do much more . |
| 20 | I 'd got his bag through my caddie-master friend Dicky Powell , and I wanted to make the best of it . |
| 21 | Anyway , I thought I could be doing better things here , and I wanted a hot drink and I was feeling a bit peckish . |
| 22 | This was the most overwhelming experience I had ever had and I wanted to understand it . |
| 23 | I revelled in winning major titles , setting records ; they earned me respect and I wanted more . |
| 24 | Anyway , I explained to Auntie , I had joined the army , and was being sent to London ; and I wanted to see her , and get her blessings . |
| 25 | I had much on my mind , and I wanted to ponder over my problems , real or imaginary . |
| 26 | When asked if his first sniff made him fee sick , Carl had this to say : ‘ No , it 's something I enjoyed and I wanted to do more . |
| 27 | ‘ Sorry , I mean I 'm pregnant and , er , you said you could help me the day after tomorrow and I wanted to know if … ’ |
| 28 | And I wanted to pretend I had n't seen it . |
| 29 | All this was making my muscles feel slack and unused , and I wanted to sprint up the street just to feel myself alive again . |
| 30 | ‘ He is my Uncle ; we 've shared the same house for twenty years and I wanted to be with him . |