Example sentences of "i [adv] want [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In all my life there have been very few occasions when I badly wanted more money and that was one of them , because on my wage of three shillings a day as an AC2 I was unable to drape her with expensive clothes . |
| 2 | Were n't gon na get nothing , I was on , I only wanted some money . |
| 3 | ‘ I only want this farce to be over so I can get on with my life . ’ |
| 4 | I find her very disturbing ; I just wanted some company and to talk . |
| 5 | I just wanted some company , |
| 6 | ‘ I just want that stuff out of my house . ’ |
| 7 | I just want some help with these , writing these forms and target setting . |
| 8 | I just want some shampoo and so on . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I just want some time to myself , ’ she repeated calmly . |
| 10 | The last thing he said to me last night : I still want that money . |
| 11 | And I thought , ‘ I really want this job ’ , so I said , ‘ Well , I 'm so disappointed , because I thought you were a gambler ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ I kinda knew it was gon na happen sooner or later , and I really wanted that sense of responsibility , the discipline of it . |
| 13 | ‘ Oh , thank goodness , it is all settled , dear , I never wanted any trouble , I do so hate trouble . ’ |