Example sentences of "she want to [be] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't think she wants to be a maiden aunt , ’ Simpson said . |
| 2 | There had been a time when , like everyone else at the school , she had said she wanted to be a professional dancer , or an actress , or anything else that was exciting and totally different from working in a bank or being a dairy farmer 's wife . |
| 3 | He held out his arms then , and because she hurt so much , because she wanted to be a little girl again , she went to him and the tears came . |
| 4 | She wanted to be a little girl in the safe balmy house , with the dear old grannies and grandfathers , and the big pussy-cat , and the doll 's house beds and all the lovely windows . |
| 5 | ‘ It is n't very gallant of me to say so , ’ he added , softly kissing her fingertips , ‘ but the fact is , Marissa had decided that she wanted to be the second Mrs Wyndham — while I , my darling , was only interested in the first . ’ |