Example sentences of "you [verb] to be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you tend to be a ‘ hard-liner ’ , you will be attracted to punishment as a way of controlling people 's behaviour . |
| 2 | You intend to be a stranger to me from now on . |
| 3 | ‘ What , you mean to be a kind of private prompter , whispering at him right through the play ? ’ |
| 4 | Another dealer would sell an Australian goldmining stock , by saying : " Do you want to be a millionaire ? " |
| 5 | What made you want to be a policeman . |
| 6 | Why do you want to be a policeman ? |
| 7 | Do you want to be a footballer ? |
| 8 | Richard do you want to be a princess ? |
| 9 | There 's a different why would you want to be a streamed , after all . |
| 10 | And why do you want to be the Prime Minister ? |
| 11 | Who do you want to be the Prime Minister next year ? |
| 12 | Would you prefer to be a mechanic ? |
| 13 | And you ceased to be the tenant and occupant of the said premises in the summer of 1915 , did you not ? ’ |
| 14 | What do you consider to be the most formative experiences of your life so far , the painful as well as the good ? |
| 15 | What do you consider to be the most likely functions of the following ? |
| 16 | What do you consider to be the encouraging trends in education these days ? |
| 17 | So you want to be a childminder … |
| 18 | If you want to be a great player , it takes extra effort . ’ |
| 19 | If you want to be a part of Top Dog '91 , fill in the entry form opposite — and do it now . |
| 20 | But , if you want to be a success that s what you have to do . |
| 21 | With average salaries currently at the £12–14,000 mark that 's quite a shortfall to make up if you want to be a working composer . |
| 22 | But I had never really formed any ambition to become a Member of Parliament , I just talked about things which I love to talk about till all of a sudden one of the guests said : ‘ You want to be a Member of Parliament do n't you ? ’ and I said , ‘ Yes ’ . |
| 23 | if you want to be a student you 'll need some exam passes ( a-levels or G.C.S.E.s ) or to be a member of the Royal family … conversely you do n't need any academic qualifications to be a Royal ( see Phillip , Prince ) Di , Lady etc . |
| 24 | It is often a good thing to be somewhat anarchic , never rigid in your opinions , and always open to new ideas if you want to be a planner . |
| 25 | " If you want to be a good wife to me , and only the Lord knows how many times you 've said that 's what you want , you can stop asking questions and making deductions about where I been or what 's passed my lips , see ? |
| 26 | It is a case is n't it , that if you want to be a er a professional woman footballer , certainly there 's more opportunities on the continent than there are in Britain , is , is is is that the case ? |
| 27 | ‘ So you want to be a woman , Schätzchen ? ’ he murmured . |
| 28 | SO YOU WANT TO BE A PRO … |
| 29 | However careful or expert you are , other people can still injure you , so if you want to be a pregnant skier , ask your doctor/specialist and then assess the risk — holiday vs baby . |
| 30 | The next summer he wrote from Bonn to his sister : " If you want to gain peace of mind and happiness , have faith ; if you want to be a disciple of truth , search . " |