Example sentences of "i [was/were] [adj] to be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I won an essay competition in 1957 on " Why I was proud to be a citizen of Leeds " , organised by the Variety Club of Great Britain and the local evening paper , the big event in my London visit was not Buckingham Palace , nor having Norman Wisdom put his arm round me , but gazing at a skiffle group which had played in the 21's coffee bar with Tommy Steele . |
| 2 | And I was proud to be the " vitnery " and part of the life of the town . |
| 3 | Walk ‘ I 've worked since I was five to be a top ballerina . |
| 4 | ‘ I started out with a dream when I was 13 to be a musician … |
| 5 | As an aggressive , grubby schoolkid and a keen stargazer , I was desperate to be the first to go . |
| 6 | I was happy to be the butt . |
| 7 | I spent little time at home now , so I was unable to be a detailed witness to the Great Love in the same account-keeping way as before . |
| 8 | I was glad to be a little like her . |
| 9 | That is why I was able to be a soldier ; we keep armies at the ready all the time . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I was Supposed to be a Boy ’ |
| 11 | Parents always misunderstand their children ( no , I wo n't misunderstand mine ) , I knew I was supposed to be the son and surgeon poor D never was able to be . |
| 12 | I thought I was supposed to be the victim this morning . |