Example sentences of "[adv] want [prep] 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 | ‘ Let's face it , every man has the dilemma of wanting to be with someone and yet wanting to be on his own . |
7 | 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 . |