Example sentences of "when [pers pn] want [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there may be occasions when you want to be sure that every child has an appropriate role . |
| 2 | What I ca n't understand is who she thanks when she wants to be thankful , for example when her son was born . |
| 3 | Even when they wanted to be helpful , badly trained Soviet doctors and under-equipped scientists were a hindrance . |
| 4 | Duke Michael could have friends to stay with him in the new castle , but he could go into the old castle when he wanted to be alone . |
| 5 | Lupus feared his anger and advised others not to provoke it ( " I consider it dangerous to obstruct the king 's orders " ) ; felt hurt when Charles very obviously " does n't care about the things that matter to me " ; appreciated Charles 's personally " asking me at Bourges not long ago what I felt about Predestination " ; and was well aware that Charles " has a face that he puts on when he wants to be charming " . |
| 6 | Note how stylistically important they are : the background of informal approximation makes the speaker 's point really stand out , when he wants to be precise , as in all 92 , and 22 games . |