Example sentences of "want to be the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I want to be the kind of white man who can work with you to put right these injustices . ’ |
| 2 | They want to be the court of principle and last resort for British press standards . |
| 3 | They want to be the court of principle and last resort for British press standards . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't know about being a sex symbol — I just want to be the sprinkling of sunshine in your cornflakes , ’ he laughs . |
| 5 | I just want to be the sprinkling of sunshine on your cornflakes ! |
| 6 | We want to be the leader in cross-border opportunities , in taking customers from proprietary systems to independent standards . |
| 7 | Want to be the star of a special effects show ? |
| 8 | It wants to be the catalyst of a unified Unix industry . |
| 9 | It was narrow self-interest , according to his critics , which led the General to veto Britain 's entry into the Common Market : in Macmillan 's words , " he wants to be the cock on a small dunghill instead of having two cocks on a larger one " . |
| 10 | I just do n't want to be the kind of person who suddenly disappears and , in ten years , people say ‘ Hey , I wonder what happened to that guy ? ’ … when I 'm living in misery on a council estate or eating out of rubbish bins . ’ |
| 11 | Do they want to be the centre of attention ? |
| 12 | Oh and I just hope he 's remembering that I do n't want to be the sister in there . |
| 13 | Who would want to be the head of an embattled minority station like Radio 3 ? |
| 14 | It 's also the case and I 'm not trying to malign any part of the private sector and I certainly do n't want to be the subject of a libel action , but it is showing a tendency to grow in directions that are contrary to the hard won ideas of good practice in statutory provision . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't want to be the subject of vicious gossip ! ’ he said bitingly . |
| 16 | I do n't really want to get involved in anyone else 's problems and I do n't want to be the cause of anyone else 's , so I just lay low . |
| 17 | We did not want to be the cause of friction ; but as we were unable to ascertain what the Club had in mind by way of arrangements , we proposed tea or dinner , or , if he were not being entertained in the evening , both . |
| 18 | I 'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE THE SORT OF WOMAN WHO DROVE MEN WILD . |
| 19 | Thatcher is quite right not to want to be the Minister for Science as well as Prime Minister . |
| 20 | She did not , but she wanted to be the kind of wife who would have known all the things it would hurt to know , like the circumstances of his pleasure . |
| 21 | He wanted to be the centre of the group 's attention . |
| 22 | Sarah wanted to be the guide to the family 's ‘ etchings ’ . |
| 23 | Not entirely sure she wanted to be the object of someone 's amusement , or a reliever of boredom , she gave him back stare for stare . |