Example sentences of "he still [verb] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | He still longed to be a painter though , and in the summer of 1939 he moved to Paris , where he intended to settle and paint . |
| 2 | He still seemed to be wearing his favourite shirt and jeans . |
| 3 | Vendelin Gajdusek did not question her , anyhow , though he still seemed to be insisting on the administration of some antiseptic , for , ‘ This way , ’ he instructed , and , turning , he gave an instruction to the Dobermann , who had not moved an inch since his last instruction . |
| 4 | He enjoyed the chance of teaching aerobatic manoeuvres , but he still wished to be put on active service . |
| 5 | ‘ Yet he still wanted to be in it , ’ Peter says . |
| 6 | I mean , he was a comic genius , yet he still wanted to be something he was n't . |
| 7 | ‘ You said he still wants to be boss . ’ |
| 8 | He still wants to be leader — or , better still , prime minister — and he knows that he is still in with a chance . |
| 9 | God you picked it up quick Yeah , look right he just goes , alright I go to him , Oh you know Kim said she ca n't you know force you or anything , and erm , yeah , he goes , he goes he still wants to be friends , and everything and he goes , tell her that do n't want to hold anything against each other , if that 's possible yeah yeah yeah and he no it 's and he said s yeah I know , I know , no he said , okay Well I du n no , you know Paul . |
| 10 | Yeah , anyway , yeah , he still wants to be friends with you and all the rest of it oh I do you know Paul , he 'll change his mind tomorrow I mean you have , kind of changed your mind have n't you ? |