Example sentences of "want be [prep] [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All I wanted was to be away from Hampton Court before I further incurred Henry 's wrath . |
| 2 | Because , it occurred to her with heart-stopping suddenness , the last thing in the world she wanted was to be around when Rohan Saint Yves married Antoinette — or anyone else . |
| 3 | But what Kenneth really wanted was to be where the action is , on the footplate . |
| 4 | What he wanted was to be as dirty as the miners , covered in coal-dust like them . |
| 5 | What Owen wanted was to be in and out fast . |