Example sentences of "do not want [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He simply did not want to be solemn . |
| 2 | He did not want to be young again — that time had had particular and transcendent horrors — but the thought of being any older filled him with panic . |
| 3 | I really did not want to be black because it was different to what my parents and the other children were . |
| 4 | He did not want to be small . |
| 5 | Perhaps after all she was a good , dutiful girl , he thought ; he did not want to be unreasonable . |
| 6 | She did not want to be specific so that Tait could press her further . |
| 7 | Similar impressions are obtained from other examples of this type : ( 22 ) He did not want to be alone , and had expected to find some of his friends at the bar . |
| 8 | She did not want to be responsible for the reckless consumption of any of the earth 's resources in the shape of fuel , and so a round on foot suited her perfectly . |
| 9 | He did not want to be difficult . |
| 10 | She did not want to be rude to him . |
| 11 | Where she did not want to be exact , she hinted : secreting at the back of her mind the disgust , the shame … |
| 12 | She did not want to be evil with Ryan either , but fortunately , Ryan understood all that . |
| 13 | Unveiling proposals for a new global anti-missile system in co-operation with the United States , Yeltsin emphasised that " we do not want to be mere partners , we want to be allies " , adding that a new democratic Russia would play a full role in joint efforts based on collective security . |
| 14 | HI FI enthusiasts who do not want to be involved in new-fangled digital technology now have a fresh analogue controversy to get their teeth into . |
| 15 | ‘ We do not need that kind of publicity and do not want to be involved in that sort of thing . |
| 16 | I do not want to be predictable , because the hon. Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) does not like people to be predictable . |
| 17 | You do not want to be anthropomorphic about animals when people are dying needlessly around you , but there was a sad aimlessness about this beast , limping around the tarmac on three legs , moving hesitantly towards people , then thinking better of it , or standing motionless for minutes on end , staring into the bushes on the perimeter . |
| 18 | HEAVEN is my witness that I do not want to be unfair to British Telecom , so I must , with frank and honest gaze , report that I have had several letters saying that I am up the pole in carrying on about the method of charging recently mentioned in this column . |
| 19 | I do not want to be harsh , but when I first set eyes on him I knew the type at once : the big , gangling provincial , so eager and relieved to find himself at last in artistic circles . |
| 20 | You do not want to be hungry . |
| 21 | By the same token that we do not want to be able to identify Mrs. X , it would not be appropriate for me to reveal the exact nature of either the charge or the punishment received by the soldier . |
| 22 | We do not want to be dogmatic . |
| 23 | Mr Winterton added : ‘ I do not want to be bitter or vindictive . |
| 24 | Apart from the wish not to annoy members or waste money on postage and printing , the Trust does not want to be anti-environmental in its use of paper . |
| 25 | The Library specifically does not want to be involved in Public Services ’ commercial loan scheme for publishers . |
| 26 | Any training should be user-friendly to a naïve user — a doctor or warehouse clerk does not want to be concerned with the segmentation required for handwriting recognition . |
| 27 | Its leaders say it does not want to be responsible for any disturbances . |