Example sentences of "said that [pers pn] want " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Put it this way , I was approached a few months ago by a couple of guys in one of my clubs who said that they wanted to see the gaffer . |
2 | But government spokesmen said that they wanted to see it eventually set so as to maintain the level of existing capacity at the end of the century . |
3 | These changes followed from recommendations set out by the Public Accounts Committee ( PAC ) in its Eighth Report of 1986–7 ( HC 98 ) Members said that they wanted documents tailored more specifically to Parliament 's needs in its consideration of departments ' expenditure proposals and put forward three proposals ( Cm. 375 ) . |
4 | Chief inspector Walter Walker , who helped organise the survey , explained , ‘ Many said that they wanted us to be more friendly and caring , and give more information to visitors . |
5 | Migrants who said they did not want to do another course or were unsure , generally said that they wanted to finish the current course before considering anything else . |
6 | It is interesting to note that , in attempting to answer the questions at Maastricht , most of our Community partners said that they wanted to go faster and further forward . |
7 | No further appeal was possible under Austrian law , but defence lawyers said that they wanted to apply for a retrial because of new expert evidence which cast doubt on their client 's conviction . |
8 | ‘ Well , ’ she said softly , ‘ he said that you want to take over Swift Investments , disinherit him , marry the perfect wife and found a dynasty . ’ |
9 | ‘ But the physician who works in the royal household said that you wanted to see me immediately . |
10 | Panting , her hair coming down , her face red with the effort of riding at speed , she thrust the bag at him , saying breathlessly , ‘ Rose said that you wanted this . |
11 | And I told him that you had all the gear and I said that you wanted sixteen . |
12 | In the same speech she said that she wanted her government to be remembered as one ‘ which decisively broke with a debilitating consensus of a paternalistic Government and a dependent people ; which rejected the notion that the State is all powerful and the citizen is merely its beneficiary ; which shattered the illusion that Government could somehow substitute for individual performance ’ . |
13 | Yeah , cos she said that she wanted to buy |
14 | and she rang up and said that she wanted to go and would I go with her ? |
15 | ‘ When , some time later , he and I discussed who might take over the responsibility for producing it I rejected the traditional drama types , who did the children 's serials , and said that I wanted somebody , full of vinegar , who 'd be prepared to break rules in doing the show . |
16 | We 've been in a couple of times and I said that I wanted a chaise you see ooh I got this erm one for Victorian one it 's very nice , and lovely warm you know , the legs anyway it was one one thousand three hundred you see , so I thought , oh I said well I did n't wan na |
17 | The Secretary of State said that he wants to discourage ’ children and young people , particularly young women , from taking up smoking ’ and that it is ’ one of the most important things we can do to protect their future health . ’ |
18 | because of recession , but as soon as er anything will change he , he said Billy said that he wants to , to get rid of it because they want to go buy an |
19 | Father Vaclav Maly of the Forum said that he wanted Mr Havel to be president . |
20 | LIKE Neil Kinnock , Des Wilson once said that he wanted to retire at 50 . |
21 | Dad always said that he wanted me to seize all the opportunities that he had missed . |
22 | After this a detective saw Dad in the street and said that he wanted to interview Russell . |
23 | His parents fully understood his difficulties and raised no objections when he said that he wanted to live in the poorest part of South-East London for a year , to study conditions and work in a lay capacity amongst the people . |
24 | In a letter , Vincent only said that he wanted to express ‘ the struggle of life in that pale , slender woman 's figure . ’ |
25 | They said that he wanted to talk to Joan . |
26 | Another Member , Mr Kasambala , made the same point , adding : One backbencher disagreed ; Mr Tunze said that he wanted |
27 | Howard Hawks , who owned my contract , always said that he wanted to put me in a film with either Bogie , or Cary Grant , and I always thought , ‘ Oh , Cary Grant , naturally , how great that would be . ’ |
28 | Erlich said that he wanted to walk . |
29 | At the end there was a murmur of question and hesitation from Daniel , who said that he wanted to say 500 . |
30 | The talks were going very well and Smith said that he wanted to give us a holiday and take us to Victoria Falls in his plane . |