Example sentences of "she [adv] [vb past] to be a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although she always wanted to be a writer , the theatre has claimed a lot of her energy ( she has been nominated for an Emmy and a Tony award ) . |
| 2 | She always wanted to be a vet , but she 's not up to the exams . |
| 3 | ‘ She was lucky and talented and she could do that , but I do n't think she ever wanted to be a drummer … |
| 4 | She 'd taken a shine to Tom Rudge whom she now knew to be an apprentice fitter , as was Cyril , his mate . |
| 5 | She wondered who had been reading so recently on the carefully made bed , or if this fat book , which she now saw to be a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories , were a relic of the past summer , and the maid , or whoever cleared the house , was devotedly keeping her employer 's place . |
| 6 | He was particularly scathing about the feather , which she immediately agreed to be a mistake . |
| 7 | But her mind did not dwell long on what she privately felt to be a remote contingency — Lady Merchiston was so changeable ! |
| 8 | ‘ Nonsense , Saul ! ’ said Araminta , smiling in what she evidently felt to be a winning fashion . |
| 9 | She says she never wanted to be a movie star : ‘ For me , it was always the stage . ’ |
| 10 | She might just about made it then because she certainly seemed to be a bit late on the move . |