Example sentences of "when i want to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only times I do not want to be a writer are when I want to be a painter , and the only times I want to be a painter are when I am taken by the cast or mobility on a person 's face . |
| 2 | ‘ , ‘ I 'm obsessing when I want to be impacting . ’ |
| 3 | They were made of diamonds , not gold , but I wore them when I want to a ball and never felt my immortal soul in danger because of that . |
| 4 | That 's why , when I want to be told something , the belief I want to get about it is my teller 's belief . |
| 5 | She appeared to be trying to out-stare me , but actually I 'm rather good at that sort of thing when I want to be , and I did n't let my eyes flicker . |
| 6 | Yeah cos erm these I find these lovely for a tea or something when I want to just |
| 7 | Sometimes I 'd come down to see people and do things , but only when I wanted to . |
| 8 | ‘ Only when I wanted to be . ’ |
| 9 | In Spanish tradition , I rested when I wanted to on the bolts , 700 feet above ground , and with a little planning it was possible to use jugs for almost every move . |
| 10 | ‘ I was n't getting any respect , any money ; I could n't even get hold of Richard when I wanted to , so I decided to put my foot down and straighten things out . |
| 11 | The hurricane lamp swung within reach — I could turn it out when I wanted to . |
| 12 | He was a bore with his stupid family questions — especially when I wanted to be with you . |
| 13 | I could n't generate any power when I wanted to . ’ |
| 14 | And also , if she came in when I had the triplets it meant that erm you know , she was sitting talking to me when I wanted to be playing with them and taking them out and getting on with doing things with them . |