Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] to be the " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's why everyone wants to be The Waterboys and nobody wants to be The Virgin Prunes . |
| 2 | Most of the smaller bands put out seven-inch singles themselves , whereas here everyone wants to be the next big thing and I hate all that . ’ |
| 3 | My Lords , that concludes my analysis of what I perceive to be the important British cases but before seeking to draw conclusions therefrom I must refer to certain Commonwealth and American cases . |
| 4 | Winner takes all , and as I intend to be the winner , shooting you would be a bit of a waste . |
| 5 | I remember feis as being the best part of Irish dancing because I got to be the centre of attention , albeit fleetingly . |
| 6 | I hate to be the party-pooper , again , but rabble-rousing sexist nonsense is not to be forgiven , even if it 's done with Blade 's A1 golden retriever smile . |
| 7 | I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings , so to speak , but it 's been virtually wrecked — tyres slashed , windows smashed … the works . ’ |
| 8 | Indeed I own myself unworthy and I long to be the servant of even the least religious in the Church of God and I hope by God 's grace to be made a sharer with them … |
| 9 | We are discussing strategic new developments-someone has to be the first to develop the product or technology . |
| 10 | That is this , should I rely on the agape love of my partner or should I strive to be the type of person that my partner could easily love even if no agape love were available ? |
| 11 | ‘ I want to be the best ’ she explains proudly , ‘ it does n't matter how long it takes . ’ |
| 12 | December I want to be the longest-serving manager under Peter Swales . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | I want to be the most famous person on the planet , a household word . ’ |
| 15 | James : ‘ I want to be the leader . ’ |
| 16 | Martin Luther King once said , ‘ I want to be the white man 's brother , not his brother-in-law . |
| 17 | And I 'd like to fight him because he 's undefeated and I want to be the first man to beat him . |
| 18 | ‘ And I want him to win because he 's unbeaten and I want to be the first man to take the H out of Holyfield . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't think I have much else to prove … other than that I want to be the best player in the world . |
| 20 | But I want to be the first man to achieve Football League status after a full playing career . |
| 21 | He 'd just become the first Briton to win two world titles on foreign soil and added : ‘ I want to be the first British fighter to win three world titles at different weights . ’ |
| 22 | I do n't want to be one of the best in the world , I want to be the best in the world , and everyone I come up against is a stepping stone to me getting over that bridge . |
| 23 | I 'm not here to be flattered I want to be the oldest . |
| 24 | Why are n't I number one ? ’ , adding , ‘ If I 'm in the game , I want to be the best . ’ |
| 25 | I want to be the kind of white man who can work with you to put right these injustices . ’ |
| 26 | I want to be the one to bring the news . |
| 27 | ‘ I want to be the winner ? ’ |
| 28 | Do you know how I want to be the Prime Minister of next year ? |
| 29 | As I flew the approach I observed quite a tall tree on the threshold , which I assumed to be the obstruction . |
| 30 | I had never done him any harm , yet I seemed to be the object of a deliberate campaign . |