Example sentences of "[adv] want to be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think we only want to be on the mainframe so that the divisions can access details in the middle of the night . |
| 2 | She just wanted to be on her own so that the lava of tears could flow unchecked , melt it all away . |
| 3 | The elderly do not always want to be on the receiving end , and any gift of food they offer us , whether it is a meal or just a pot of home-made jam , should be accepted with appreciation , for all such gifts are a part of the pattern of love in which they still wish to be involved . |
| 4 | Yet does a patient really want to be on medication all his life ? |
| 5 | And besides , she thought irritably , did she even want to be on speaking terms with him after the way he had treated her ? |
| 6 | She do n't want to be on her own , even at night , so what I done was drag my mattress and sleeping bag into her room , and that 's where I 'm sleeping now — on her floor . |
| 7 | Well , after we sold about fifty thousand , Terence Stamp decided he did n't want to be on our cover so we got Morrissey to pose in the same position . |
| 8 | Sometimes I do n't want to be on that stage . |
| 9 | I do n't want to be on the phone when he arrives — it 'll make him wary . ’ |
| 10 | I do n't want to be on my own . |
| 11 | I just did n't want to be on my own . |
| 12 | Besides , somehow she did n't want to be on her own with her troubling thoughts . |
| 13 | ‘ There could be a final twist in the promotion trail and we do n't want to be on the receiving end . |
| 14 | You ca n't think about they do n't want to be on a station come here in Newcastle . |
| 15 | ‘ Let's face it , every man has the dilemma of wanting to be with someone and yet wanting to be on his own . |
| 16 | Matter of fact Dad , he agreed with the management for er er er You see the management never wanted anybody on the minimum wage , never wanted to be on the min , so he agreed with 'em f for a special price for our coal we got out . |