Example sentences of "[adv] wanted [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time she had fiercely wanted to be proud of Phoebe , to support Phoebe 's admirable fight on her behalf . |
| 2 | I 'd only wanted to be alone ! |
| 3 | But the important thing was that I just wanted to be free . ’ |
| 4 | I 'd always wanted to be famous . |
| 5 | I 'd always wanted to be famous . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've always wanted to be mysterious and a little bit sinister and have girls swoon when they see me . ’ |
| 7 | Broaddus — owner of Prodesco , a textile company in Pennsylvania , and an American with extensive business interests outside catering — was a friend and former hotel client of Brown , and had always wanted to be involved in the hospitality industry . |
| 8 | I 've always wanted to be involved in things that tried to somehow create a women 's network . |
| 9 | ‘ If someone really wanted to be sure , ’ he added helpfully . |
| 10 | By then she 'd had our second child for which I got blamed as she had n't wanted to be pregnant again . |
| 11 | She 'd been required to be beautiful and talented and independent , but she had n't wanted to be any of those things . |
| 12 | She had n't wanted to be sensible or clever . |
| 13 | Right so was it , they , they were getting they were joining cos they wanted to they did n't , they were joining cos they actively wanted to be involved in a revolutionary sort of |
| 14 | " Have you never wanted to be married ? " |