Example sentences of "do you [vb infin] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do you pretend to be someone you 're not ? ’ |
| 2 | So how do you manage to be cheerful all the time , even when the weather 's like this ? |
| 3 | Do you long to be enveloped in a subtle cloud of indefinable mystery , a Proustian aroma particular to you , not the immediately recognisable impact of such and such a brand ? |
| 4 | What do you hope to be doing in a couple of years ' time ? |
| 5 | But whereabouts do you hope to be at the end of twenty minutes , however long we 've got . |
| 6 | ‘ God 's life , you arrogant imp , ’ cried Isambard between laughter and exasperation , ‘ do you presume to be prouder than your father ? |
| 7 | ‘ When do you want to be married then ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Do you want to be entertained ? |
| 9 | Do you want to be hurt ? |
| 10 | He took his hand from her arm and , his eyes narrowing , he said , ‘ Do you want to be married ? ’ |
| 11 | Do you want to be near to something e.g. friends , theatres , swimming baths , country parks , bustling town ? |
| 12 | Listen , do you want to be re-elected or what ? |
| 13 | The most recent is from a translation of Between Blue and Blue , a French novel by Raymond Queneau , best known for Zazie in the Metro , ‘ Well , Lamelie ’ , said Cidrolin , ‘ while you 're waiting to get married , do you want to be entertained or educated ? ’ ’ |
| 14 | And rousing delegates to fever pitch , he asked : ‘ Do you want to be citizens of a European Union ? ‘ |
| 15 | Another dealer would sell an Australian goldmining stock , by saying : " Do you want to be a millionaire ? " |
| 16 | Why do you want to be a policeman ? |
| 17 | How tall do you want to be ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Do you want to be found washed up on the seashore with a few vital bits missing ? |
| 19 | Do you want to be slowly battered to death , before dying in agony ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Do you want to be on your own ? ’ she said . |
| 21 | Eh so whe what day do you want to be signed off for then for this ? |
| 22 | Do you want to be close to work or near transport facilities ? |
| 23 | Do you want to be met at the airport ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Well , Ms Bishopric , ’ said Dr Groome , ‘ if you do n't want to fit into any of the roles we 've assessed , just what do you want to be in the Dream ? ’ |
| 25 | Yet the response from other corporate finance advisers looking for a vehicle in which to advertise , on a confidential basis , acquisition and disposal opportunities they are involved in was ‘ so strong that we then only had to say it was happening , do you want to be part of it ? — and most of the intermediaries did ’ . |
| 26 | What do you want to be all alone in this house for when there 's a man ready to marry you ? |
| 27 | ‘ Do you want to be safe ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Do you want to be proved wrong ? ’ |
| 29 | Do you want to be able to add to them over the years or is the manufacturer likely to discontinue that particular pattern ? |
| 30 | I who do you want to be that 's the thing who do you want to be ? |