Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [prep] be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the first was the Camattini family , who left La Spezia , the great port and naval base on the Ligurian Sea which everyone expected to be bombarded by the British Fleet . |
| 2 | Generally speaking , people in this room are sitting around relaxing ; they are n't bustling about generating their own heat so the atmosphere around them needs to be kept at a comfortable temperature . |
| 3 | But our attitude towards them has to be based on the understanding that they want to transform us into a different party — a party which could never win , and might well not deserve to win , against a Conservative government which itself embraces the social market . |
| 4 | Moreover , while these analyses are useful in clarifying relationships the underlying explanation of them has to be sought in the factors surveyed by other chapters . |
| 5 | They can be as immodest and as positive as you like — although the risk of being embarrassed if other people find them has to be taken into account . |
| 6 | Eviction , harassment , bills for disrepair : the words are well known , but no-one wants to be faced with the reality . |
| 7 | I asked to be provided with a car and an interpreter/guide . |
| 8 | Nor do I want to be ruled by the code of Napoleon , against which our ancestors fought in the Napoleonic wars . ’ |
| 9 | I confirm that this is the name by which I intend to be known in all my professional practices as a lawyer . |
| 10 | During August I agreed to be interviewed by World in Action in Manchester . |
| 11 | ‘ She 's a real feisty northern woman and that was nice for me because although I 've done a lot of different work , because of my television work , I tend to be thought of as the rather middle-class , bouncy , girl next door type . |
| 12 | Normally I expect to be addressed with a polite ‘ Bonjour ’ . |
| 13 | And I think the novel is dead on and I expect to be slaughtered for it ! |
| 14 | But when I wrote to him it did n't work out ; he was much too polite and too adoring I do n't want to be adored , I want to be used and abused , I want to be treated with contempt . |
| 15 | I it is not envisaged I mean I must n't mislead you at all I want I want to be understood on this issue . |
| 16 | I 'm scared of him , and I 'm fond of him , and I want to be quit of him , and I want to stay with him , and he 's totally irrelevant in every way , and I 'm madly curious about him . |
| 17 | You quickly get past the point of worrying that there are no guitars here , Phil Ramone and the orchestra do a superb job of keeping the arrangements crisp and fresh , and the strings never overwhelm the singer , even when she is at her most whispering , as in the Marilyn vehicle ‘ I Want To Be Loved By You ’ and amidst the tragic melancholy of ‘ Gloomy Sunday ’ . |
| 18 | She follows this with a beautifully breathy version of Cole Porter 's ‘ You Do Something To Me ’ ( from ‘ Red , Hot & Blue ’ ) and the Marilyn Monroe classic ‘ I Want To Be Loved By You ’ ( boo boo be doo ! ) and ( next week , fan mugs ! ) you get the chance to buy the second half of this two CD set including the title track ( again ) plus ‘ Someone To Watch Over Me ’ and — wait for it — ‘ My Heart Belongs To Daddy ’ . |
| 19 | And I 'll tell you one more thing , Mr Oh , so famous Vila , if you want to get rid of me , you ca n't begin to imagine how much I want to be rid of you ! |
| 20 | But I 'm not sure I want to be cured of you , Aphrosyne Taylor-Agathangelou . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ This is the kind of acting part I want to be offered in future . |
| 22 | Since you have the keys and I 'm a customer , I want to be taken to the vault , please , ’ she said in a loud , clear voice , her heart hammering with apprehension . |
| 23 | I want to be remembered for my skill as a stills photographer . |
| 24 | ‘ I want to be measured for some more boots , ’ Edward said , ‘ but you look a little shaken so I 'm sure it can wait until another day . ’ |
| 25 | The clipped , breezy tone was one that Belinda knew by this time , and it meant , I want to be left to myself for the time being , thank you . |
| 26 | I want to be left in peace . ’ |
| 27 | I do n't think I want to be drawn into this web of deceit . |
| 28 | But sometimes I want to be pampered like royalty — without having to pay a king 's ransom . |
| 29 | But the majority of the advantage I make , I want to be put into the . |
| 30 | I want to be known for my driving , not as a society man or a lover or God knows what . ’ |