Example sentences of "not want [prep] [be] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a very simple message here : if I were you Mr Chairman , I would not want to be a Labour priority . |
| 2 | Maggie did not want to be a crazy person . |
| 3 | When he was asked why he himself did not become one , he replied that all men wanted to be Senators but he did not ; he did not want to be the same as other men who were as the uncoloured cloth of the Toga but he wished to be the red , that small and brilliant portion which causes the rest to be comely and beautiful . |
| 4 | What we had n't bargained for was that she might not want to be the next Franz Klammer . |
| 5 | Fearing a more violent explosion of disagreement , pride in not wanting to be the first to make a move . |
| 6 | I do n't want to be a real |
| 7 | ‘ I did n't want to be a helpless female . |
| 8 | Well I do n't want to be a total idiot thank you ! |
| 9 | ‘ He said that he did n't want to be a fashionable doctor . |
| 10 | ‘ I like to support the NorthEasterns , but I do n't want to be a big fish in a little pond . |
| 11 | Although Bert Cooke , shortly after his conversion , became an active supporter of Paisley 's evangelistic work , he was less than enthusiastic about the public image of the Church : ‘ When I started thinking about full-time service , I did n't want to be a Free Presbyterian . |
| 12 | He did n't want to be a juvenile delinquent . |
| 13 | And , if she did n't want to be a burnt-out case , too , she 'd better try and get some sleep , Laura told herself roughly as she slipped into bed and turned off the light . |
| 14 | Do n't let us jeopardise our being able to add flair and lustre by a cross pollination of intellects ; we do n't want to be an insular introspective band . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'd previously been trained in management and I did n't want to be an audio typist . |
| 16 | I do n't want to be the best , I just want a reasonable amount |
| 17 | But she did n't want to be the first to speak to him , and he never looked at her . |
| 18 | I have said consistently we do n't want to be the first in the industry , I would rather await either N A C O T , N A C O M or the U D M seeing what they , the outcome is there as we have traditionally done and then take it from there where you must agree that we have usually improved on their offer when it 's been made . |
| 19 | ‘ We do n't want to be the biggest player in all of the local markets , that 's a false God to chase . |
| 20 | Then they came and said , ‘ We want to do a second album ’ , and I really did n't want to do it , because I do n't want to be the next , let's say , Joe Satriani or Eric Johnson , even though those guys are really successful in their field . |
| 21 | Following a skiing holiday with Prince Charles early in 1978 , Lady Sarah , then 23 , announced : ‘ I do n't want to be the next Queen ’ . |
| 22 | Well for most people erm I mean they say to me , I do n't want to be the richest man at Millford Hill , in other words I do n't want to save in retirement indefinitely , but you are intending some capital growth as well , cos if you do n't have capital growth , you do n't protect your investment . |