Example sentences of "i [adv] want a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd had no leave and , what with one thing and another , I rather wanted a break . |
| 2 | ‘ I merely wanted a word with my people who are working on your brother 's papers . ’ |
| 3 | I only wanted a shoulder to weep on . |
| 4 | I only wanted a couple of laps up round there |
| 5 | No I only want a pen . |
| 6 | I only want a bike because I want it and want it and want it . " |
| 7 | ‘ After all , I only want a bit of peace and quiet and I think I am entitled to that ! ’ |
| 8 | I only want a word . ’ |
| 9 | Now I 'll pay you ten pounds to play this game , and I only want a pound if I win . |
| 10 | I just wanted a religion in which gender was not of significance . |
| 11 | Oh ’ — he looked into the basket — ‘ I 'm not going for a week ; I just wanted a sandwich or two . |
| 12 | I just wanted a business where I could be independent — ’ |
| 13 | I just wanted a reason for having been out , in case I was caught coming back . ’ |
| 14 | I just want a clearance note off a doctor just to say that I 'm fit for work . ’ |
| 15 | I just want a piece of fish . |
| 16 | I just want a room . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't care about a queue , I just want a picture ! ’ he announced himself , throwing other boys out of the way impatiently . |
| 18 | I 'm 23 and I desperately want a baby . |
| 19 | I 'd , it 's funny because I always wanted a girl |
| 20 | I always wanted a toy boy . |
| 21 | And losing two like that , I still wanted a baby . |
| 22 | I want the maximum degree of unity , but I also want a treaty to be constructed that carries no inexorable commitment to a united states of Europe . |
| 23 | I want a galvanised chassis but I also want a diesel engine of about 3 litres capacity . |
| 24 | We 're very happy together , but my problem is I really want a baby . |
| 25 | And he was , cos it , I really want a Christmas tree |
| 26 | ‘ I explained that I was 31 , I 'd had a history of infertility , and that this was my second pregnancy and I really wanted a child . |
| 27 | And I oh I fought hard I never wanted a baby to be born in the wok house cos the word workhouse to me in the old it was a terrible name . |
| 28 | In fact there were very few guide dogs at that time and erm I 've never felt that erm it 's , I mean maybe just my erm silliness really but I , I never wanted a dog lying about all day because once at the office I stayed put as it were until it was time to go home and I could have taken the dog I suppose during the lunch hour but I preferred that time to erm to reading |
| 29 | I recently wanted a diary from one organisation and the postage was £3 . |