Example sentences of "men who wanted " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nigel secretly wished that there was the equivalent to a girlie mag for men who wanted to be turned off . |
| 2 | Salvation came from without : the development of some de facto secondary work in the higher ‘ standards ’ or years of Board schools , the improvements in the older grammar schools , the use of various ‘ institutes ’ dedicated to helping working men get more education , the creation of new , civic universities like Owens in Manchester , and the expansion of London University , gave men who wanted a basic education beyond primary school new opportunities , after which they could go on to a denominational college which was now more able to concentrate on theology . |
| 3 | The TUC 's ‘ barons ’ were not firebrands ; such men as Sidney Weighell of the rail union , David Basnett of the General and Municipal Workers and Moss Evans of the Transport Workers were reasonable men who wanted to support ‘ their ’ party . |
| 4 | Brushing aside military and logistical arguments , the Communists claimed that this reflected the continuing influence of the ‘ Men of Munich ’ within the Government , men who wanted Britain to stand on the sidelines while Russia and Germany fought one another to a standstill . |
| 5 | Michael Hickes , Lord Burghley 's personal assistant , had similar offers from men who wanted the path to official favour cleared for them . |
| 6 | This is probably not quite the ideological paradox it sounds : it just means that she supported the politicians and parties in fragmented Boiotia who would tend to keep Boiotia fragmented , that is , the Thebes-haters , the local men who wanted to be big frogs in small and separate Boiotian ponds . |
| 7 | ‘ Nick — did I ever tell you the joke about the two men who wanted to lose weight ? ’ |