Examples of 'i had always wanted' in a sentence

Meaning of "i had always wanted"

i had always wanted ~ used to express a past desire or aspiration. It indicates that the speaker had a long-standing desire for something

How to use "i had always wanted" in a sentence

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i had always wanted
I had always wanted him to be my best man.
And to do what i had always wanted to do.
I had always wanted to name a girl that.
I did that for two years but I had always wanted to be a policeman.
I had always wanted to do a movie with my dad.
I was finally able to realize a watch that I had always wanted to produce.
I had always wanted to live in a different culture.
It was very hard work and I had always wanted to be in the air force.
I had always wanted to be popular like him.
She saw such details in that painting which I had always wanted you to see.
I had always wanted to visit the zoo.
It was a race that I had always wanted to run.
I had always wanted a little girl so badly.
My mom knew that I had always wanted it.
I had always wanted to see them in concert.

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That life was exactly as I had always wanted.
I had always wanted to be distinguished for something.
Writing a book was something I had always wanted to do.
I had always wanted to play a classic vampire.
It was everything that I had always wanted to do.
I had always wanted to gain more qualifications.
Teaching was something I had always wanted to do.
I had always wanted the opportunity to direct.
Rome was a city I had always wanted to travel to.
I had always wanted to know many languages.
It was a place I had always wanted to go.
I had always wanted a ride in a police car.
Starting my own business was something I had always wanted to do.
I had always wanted to see this one.
It was just the car that I had always wanted to own.
I had always wanted to record my own music.
She had everything that I had always wanted in a woman.
I had always wanted to work in a haunted house.
I wanted a third child because it was something I had always wanted.
I had always wanted and needed to implement it.
I was reminded by coincidence that I had always wanted to try it.
I had always wanted to make films as a director.
That was so exciting because I had always wanted to go into American shops.
I had always wanted to see you.
I had finally written the story I had always wanted to write.
I had always wanted one as well.
Anna Karenina is one of those books I had always wanted to read.
I had always wanted to go but never had as a child.
Acting on the theatre stage is something that I had always wanted to do.
I had always wanted to go there alone.
Adoption was something that my wife and I had always wanted to do.
I had always wanted to be a volunteer firefighter.
So much history and iconic sites that I had always wanted to visit.
I had always wanted to design clothes.
She possessed the exact qualities I had always wanted for myself.

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Examples of using Had
Had she dreamed of the garden so often
Then we knew we had the wrong guy
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Examples of using Wanted
You said you wanted to start over
You wanted to continue to sabotage our operation
I imagine because he wanted to use them later
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