Sentence examples for by wanted from inspiring English sources

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Everyone who came by wanted to try the two machines the men had set up.

Bytown was such a squalid place that By wanted nothing to do with it: it had the dubious honour of being the most violent town in North America, drunken navvies and leery loggers frequenting the bawdy brothels in Byward Market.

When he saw how the few tourists who came by wanted to buy the blouses and shirts that the village women sewed for themselves, he began to sell some of his family's personal textiles.

If Bayern, the game's old drama queen dubbed "FC Hollywood" in days gone by, wanted to send a message to their rivals at home and abroad, this was the evening they delivered it.

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Passers-by wanted to know what was going on.

"What is it?" passers-by want to know.

"He started by wanting reform.

He started by wanting to change transportation.

She was motivated by competition, by wanting to win.

One does not disrespect Everest by wanting to scale it.

I started this project by wanting to create a moving cat toy for my kitten, Juno.

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