Example sentences of "[pers pn] want to be alone " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Margaret Thatcher shows that she is from the Greta Garbo school of diplomacy : ‘ I want to be alone . ’ |
2 | ‘ I want to be alone . ’ |
3 | After a pause they thought would never end they heard , ‘ I want to be alone , ’ clear as a single bell note , free of all self-assertiveness . |
4 | I want to be alone with you ! ’ |
5 | I want to be alone with you , Harry . ’ |
6 | I want to be alone , ’ he said miserably , and as his friends left , he covered his face with his hands . |
7 | And I want to be alone . ’ |
8 | ‘ Because I want to be alone . ’ |
9 | I want to be alone with you — it will be the last time for several days . ’ |
10 | ‘ You mean you want to be alone with me as much as I want to be alone with you ? ’ he enquired . |
11 | ‘ I do n't want coffee , I want to be alone — savvy ? |
12 | ‘ You mean you want to be alone with me as much as I want to be alone with you ? ’ he enquired . |