Example sentences of "want be for [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 The last thing I want is for them to be used as pawns in political games of chess to suit the personal ambitions of politicians .
2 ‘ All I want is for him to come here , take Jennifer in his arms and face me .
3 ‘ All I want is for him to be happy and secure , ’ Vitor assured her , ‘ which he is with you .
4 What you want is for me to stroke your ego by telling you that he does n't compare to you . ’
5 Otherwise all we want is for her to have fun , and to enjoy happiness and health . ’
6 ‘ What I really want is for us to reach these people before Moscow does : there 's no argument about who they 'll want to pin it on .
7 ‘ What I want is for us to talk long and hard , and now , ’ she declared , and , swivelling on her heel , she marched back into the house .
8 Do n't you know that all I want is for you to be happy ? ’
9 ‘ All I want is for you to be happy , Peachcake .
10 All He wants is for you to be truly sorry .
11 The last thing I would have wanted was for you to become emotionally involved with me . ’
12 All I would want is for you to make the journey into the burning , and then come back and report .
13 I finally said the only thing I damn well wanted was for them to leave so I could get to the hospital .
14 All she wanted was for him to leave and take his tantalising , lying promises away with him .
15 All he wanted was for him to put out the cigarette ; he knew he would just go on suffering the strangled air .
16 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 .
17 Frankly , the last thing she wanted was for him to come too close .
18 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 .
19 The last thing she wanted was for him to know just how badly his words had affected her .
20 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 .
21 Now all she wanted was for him to go , so she could sit down and think it over .
22 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 .
23 And you kept trying all those complicated ways of pleasing me , but all I wanted was for you just to want me . ’
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