Example sentences of "i [verb] is to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are determined to make it work — the last thing I want is to be a laughing stock among local farmers if I fail . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ What I want is to be in charge of myself , to decide what I will or will not do . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ All I want is to be able to go out and play with my friends , ’ she says . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's so wonderful — all I want is to be with her and I get terribly possessive . |
| 5 | ‘ He ca n't hold my grandmother 's misguided behaviour against me when all I want is to be part of the family , to know I belong . ’ |
| 6 | All I seek is to be judged on my record and the record of this group . |
| 7 | All I ask is to be left to get on with my work , and enough support to make it possible . |
| 8 | County Councillor , Councillor on my right , I think is to be congratulated on the work he has done with County Highways on our behalf , and has written to District Council recommending refusal . |
| 9 | Our roads are in a mess and anything that will speed up improving that situation I think is to be welcomed . |
| 10 | Beautiful though your age is , many though the intellects that adorn it , and ugly though my age is , cruel many of its leaders , I believe that the period from which I come is to be preferred to yours in this respect . |
| 11 | Who said ‘ all I desire is to be left alone ’ ? |
| 12 | What I need is to be alone . ’ |