They had never discussed this, but it seemed to have been Sarein's secret intention all along.

She agrees to go, with the secret intention of trying to convince him to return and take back control from his crooked cronies.

With the secret intention of using it to throw suspicion on somebody later?

"Suppose I came with the secret intention of assassinating you?"

Using a book to predict a candidate's success, or even an undeclared candidate's secret intentions, is a tricky business.

He laughed at the ghastly, mirthless smiles with which they greeted his recognition of their secret intentions.

Certainly, however, if the owners had known of the secret intention, they would not have consented.

Louis-Philippe thus decided to pretend to play the parliamentary card, with the secret intention of neutralizing it.

Murray, who knew Elizabeth's secret intentions with regard to her rival, did not hesitate a moment.

They say his secret intention is to build luxury housing.