Sentence examples for wanted one thing from inspiring English sources

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"I wanted one thing on the record that was the perfect pop universe," Mr. Springsteen said, once the band had wandered off and he had finished an early lunch of granola with fresh fruit and soy milk.

First sentence: "I only wanted one thing on tour: to slam my hand in a door and break my fingers.

Under the old rules, characters in popular shows tended to enjoy immortality and agelessness, on the theory that viewers really wanted one thing above all: to spend time at home with people who were funnier, better-looking and/or more interesting than the ones we know in real life.

"As a hostage," he wrote, "I only wanted one thing: to go home".

They all wanted one thing: to have their children checked for swine flu.

In the early days, his editors insisted that readers wanted one thing only, which was action.

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As he left the Palais de Justice in Paris on Tuesday, DSK said: "I just want one thing – to be left alone".

This sound was the first idea I had for this beat, since I always start out wanting one thing and then it changes, and so on.

Like a couple teetering on divorce but frozen in mutually dependent inertia, the U.S. wants one thing while Pakistan wants another, at least most of the time.

"They want one thing.

Most want one thing: to graduate with better selling skills.

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