Example sentences of "all [pron] want be for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And you kept trying all those complicated ways of pleasing me , but all I wanted was for you just to want me . ’ |
| 2 | Now all I wanted was for James to ask me out and I would 've when out with him you know . |
| 3 | Do n't you know that all I want is for you to be happy ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ All I want is for him to come here , take Jennifer in his arms and face me . |
| 5 | ‘ All I want is for you to be happy , Peachcake . |
| 6 | ‘ All I want is for him to be happy and secure , ’ Vitor assured her , ‘ which he is with you . |
| 7 | ‘ All I want is for Scotland to keep winning . |
| 8 | All she wanted was for him to leave and take his tantalising , lying promises away with him . |
| 9 | In that instant all she wanted was for him to take her in his arms again ; to know the sweet pressure of his mouth on hers and to feel once more the way her body had come alive beneath his hands . |
| 10 | Deal or no mysterious deal , now that it had been established that he had not tracked her down all she wanted was for him to go . |
| 11 | Now all she wanted was for him to go , so she could sit down and think it over . |
| 12 | All you want is for things |
| 13 | All we want is for things to go back to normal . ’ |
| 14 | Otherwise all we want is for her to have fun , and to enjoy happiness and health . ’ |
| 15 | This father insisted that all they wanted was for their children to receive a schooling based on English traditions and values . |
| 16 | Feeling a twinge of guilt because she 'd inadvertently brought it all up when all they wanted was for it to remain buried , and pushing aside for the moment the whys and wherefores of her grandfather 's involvement , Ellie apologised quietly , ‘ I 'm sorry . |
| 17 | All they wanted was for him to sit still as a stone — to be a piece of scenery , a decoration like one of the stone angels he had watched the Mason carve , up in the roofs of churches . |
| 18 | All he wanted was for him to put out the cigarette ; he knew he would just go on suffering the strangled air . |
| 19 | All He wants is for you to be truly sorry . |
| 20 | All he wants is for the RAF to make sure it does n't happen again . |
| 21 | He says all he wants is for the lies to stop . |