express a desire

They actually expressed a desire to live in the open air.

She expressed a desire to see you before I left.

He expressed a desire to see him do well in a future game.

He has expressed a desire to get help for his problems.

We both expressed a desire to meet and work out how the company would be run.

But he expressed a desire to learn something about science from me.

He has expressed a desire to do more of this in the future.

He has expressed a desire to remain on the land.

From an early age she expressed a desire to act and write.

But every material thing the children ever wanted and expressed a desire for they got.

He expressed a desire to write the will himself, and asked me a number of questions.

In fact, no one had expressed a desire to bowl.

Soon she expressed a desire to know something of figures.

Before his death, John had expressed a desire to become a priest.

He had never expressed a desire for this kind of responsibility.

My wife has expressed a desire to meet you and I have allowed it.

He also expressed a desire to go to the bathroom.

It could express a desire to find his or her way in life more generally.

She left after expressing a desire to return to the stage.

She has expressed a desire to become an actress in the future.

However, Stephen then expressed a desire to return to his family.

Many do, however, express a desire to address this issue in the coming future.

And there are nations in the world that have expressed a desire to help.

None had ever expressed a desire for a life beyond what he or she now lived.

At that point patients will express a desire to get off drugs, he said.