Example sentences of "she want [pers pn] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is also lobbying for relief for nurseries from the uniform business rate , in the same way as educational establishments ; she wants them to be zero-rated for VAT purposes and provided with loans for safety improvements and training . |
| 2 | She wants me to be happy . |
| 3 | She wanted me to be independent and strong , the ‘ successful ’ person I 'd been before having children , so that she could be free to do this . |
| 4 | She wanted him to be safe , not to be in trouble ; she wanted him to finish this book . |
| 5 | She wanted it to be friendly and relaxed as before , she wanted to laugh and joke with him , but it was out of the question now . |
| 6 | She could not be certain that she wanted it to be true . |
| 7 | Did her excitement at the way the evidence fitted together mean she wanted it to be true ? |