Example sentences of "that [pers pn] want to be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's not that I want to be the ideal woman ; I 'd simply like to be able to walk down a street and not even think about it . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't think I have much else to prove … other than that I want to be the best player in the world . |
| 3 | Thinking about this now , I know that what I was saying in wanting my periods back was that I wanted to be a woman , that I wanted and liked my female body , that my years of confusion and self-dislike were beginning to be over . |
| 4 | Nothing else mattered at the moment except the fact that I wanted to be a follower of Jesus Christ — whoever He was . |
| 5 | ‘ I used to think that I wanted to be a lawyer when I was a little kid ! ’ |
| 6 | At age seven I decided that I wanted to be a soldier , after I had watched a TV programme about the D-Day landings . |
| 7 | I told them that there was no doubt in my mind but that I wanted to be a paratrooper . |
| 8 | I decided when I was 11 and I started doing drama at school , when I came over from New Zealand , that I wanted to be an actress . ’ |
| 9 | She says that she wants to be a wildlife photographer . |
| 10 | Miss Zeta Jones , a most serious artist , was then upset over rumours that she wanted to be a rock star . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 12 | You just know that you want to be the one who makes it back . |
| 13 | Apparently Naud has discovered that there about ‘ 1700 semi-mounted ploughs sold in the UK ’ , presumably annually , and that they wanted to be a big part of that market . |
| 14 | Marion , who has worked at the Tour for the past two years and recently took over as Membership Secretary , says : ‘ We are pleased that so many girls want to join our Tour , but we are also anxious to ensure that they have thought through all the consequences and they are sure that they want to be a professional . |
| 15 | When he told me that he wanted to be an actor like Owen Jones , I was very surprised but instinctively excited and challenged . |
| 16 | Pip first uses it when he confesses to Biddy that he wants to be a gentleman for Estella 's sake . |