Sentence examples for on wanting from inspiring English sources

"He is very insistent," said Bettis Rainsford, a family friend, "on wanting to be there in the Senate until his last day".

We stayed in Riverside for nearly 3 years but decided to move on, wanting to try Europe for a change.

"They kept on wanting us to house more and more prisoners," he said.

Seventy-eight percent of Republicans, 75percentt of independents and 65percentt of Democrats agreed on wanting the full soul, and the results varied little across income groups.

I don't understand why the senators, especially the Democratic ones, insist on wanting to know how Judge Roberts would rule in a particular case.

The Texas Rangers appeared to be more focused on wanting to win.

That is fine as long as the world goes on wanting more and more oil.

Wanting Germany to win is based on wanting the best team in the tournament to win.

That doesn't mean that we have gone soft on wanting fundamental change.

"Looking back it was my fault because I kept on wanting him to eat".

"The adoptive parents who are so fixated on wanting this sameness, I just think it's unhealthy.