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Discover LudwigThe phrase "not wanting to continue" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to express that someone has decided or expressed a lack of desire to go on with something. For example: "Jim had grown tired of the long drive and was not wanting to continue."
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She ignored his return call, not wanting to continue the argument, the woman recounted in an interview this week.
She ought to know, since in one of the play's most indelible speeches she lays out her character Tonya's reasons for not wanting to continue a pregnancy.
'Sadly our numbers at A-level have declined, partly because the pool of youngsters taking GCSE is smaller despite our efforts and partly because they have not found learning languages an enjoyable experience and are not wanting to continue with them at university,' says Clarissa Williams, the school's head teacher and president of the National Association of Head Teachers.
The Palestinian representative to the UN, Riyad Mansour, accused Israel of not wanting to continue with negotiations.
"It's just a matter of not wanting to continue on," Mattingly said.
She deserves credit for not wanting to continue the political charade.
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We were certain Miles did not want to continue.
"I do not want to continue to kill people," he said.
I personally did not want to continue at that point, but the team rallied".
By that time, he knew that he did not want to continue at Mark Cross.
The Obama administration did not want to continue leading the mission.
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