Example sentences of "[adv] wanted to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time she had fiercely wanted to be proud of Phoebe , to support Phoebe 's admirable fight on her behalf . |
| 2 | She had so much wanted to be fancied , it seemed a cruel blow to think that if it ever happened it might only be by someone as awful as Sean Walsh . |
| 3 | ‘ I very much wanted to be a character actress , to be able to lose myself in various parts . |
| 4 | She felt a frisson of gratitude at his thoughtfulness ; then , reminded absurdly of Ethel ( who had not so much wanted to be a bridesmaid , as to be asked ) : It is not that I look forward to it , she thought , if Frank was anything to go by , but at least I would expect to be , tonight , a little irresistible … |
| 5 | ‘ Alfred very much wanted to be a doctor and father encouraged him . |
| 6 | I 'd only wanted to be alone ! |
| 7 | But she had so wanted to be left alone for a while . |
| 8 | But the important thing was that I just wanted to be free . ’ |
| 9 | Maybe just wanted to be rid of the dog . |
| 10 | I 'd just wanted to be somewhere where people knew what they were doing . |
| 11 | Perhaps it was more that she just wanted to be somewhere else . |
| 12 | You know like she 's she just wanted to be the daughter like . |
| 13 | Ewan no longer wanted to be part of this . |
| 14 | Lee no longer wanted to be part of this charade . |
| 15 | Morton was on the point of killing the Dragoon when the soldier begged for quarter , adding that he had been forced into the army and had not wanted to be a soldier . |
| 16 | A Planning Committee had been meeting weekly in 1969 , but the College had not wanted to be too rigid in imposing teaching methods . |
| 17 | Marie desperately wanted to be told what to do but there was no one but herself to rely on . |
| 18 | Laszlo once wanted to be a rabbi . |
| 19 | He was talking about his childhood in Wales and how he had once wanted to be a detective . |
| 20 | No-one has ever wanted to be sent to Coventry . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , that 's all right , since you 're the only man I 've ever wanted to be possessed by . |
| 22 | Had you always wanted to be an actor ? |
| 23 | Broaddus — owner of Prodesco , a textile company in Pennsylvania , and an American with extensive business interests outside catering — was a friend and former hotel client of Brown , and had always wanted to be involved in the hospitality industry . |
| 24 | I 'd always wanted to be famous . |
| 25 | Lesley 's elder brother Dave , 34 , said last night : ‘ She had always wanted to be in uniform and had been in the Wrens . |
| 26 | ‘ But she had always wanted to be in uniform , so eventually became a policewoman . |
| 27 | I had bought her for a song , then spent a fortune restoring her and , when my term of service expired and I could afford to become the gypsy-sailor I had always wanted to be , I left the Marines and made Masquerade my new home . |
| 28 | ‘ I 've always wanted to be mysterious and a little bit sinister and have girls swoon when they see me . ’ |
| 29 | I 'd always wanted to be a comedian at school , I 've always been obsessive about comedy , and if I 'd been rubbish it would have been a bit problematic . ’ |
| 30 | From the age of seven I had always wanted to be a missionary and I well remember my mother returning from a missionary meeting in the village to hear me say that was what I hoped one day to be . |