Example sentences of "always want to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did you always want to be an actor ? |
| 2 | The elderly do not always want to be on the receiving end , and any gift of food they offer us , whether it is a meal or just a pot of home-made jam , should be accepted with appreciation , for all such gifts are a part of the pattern of love in which they still wish to be involved . |
| 3 | ‘ Did you always want to be an armpit specialist ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ People do n't always want to be serious at lunchtime . |
| 5 | We 're looking for Scientists who do n't always want to be just Scientists |
| 6 | We do n't always want to be testing ourselves all the time , do we ? |
| 7 | I shall always want to be a part of the event in some form or another — as a committee man or hanger — on but as far as captaincy is concerned this is definitely it . |
| 8 | Why do they always want to be bosomy blondes is what I want to know . |
| 9 | He says not going to fight the decision.But will always want to be in the theatre . |
| 10 | A LETTER from Greta Garbo shows she did not always want to be alone . |
| 11 | A top dog always wants to be top dog . |
| 12 | But erm , you know , it 's , it 's like erm , if you talk about erm , funding per head or funding for the , for the overall spaces , you know , if it 's Mr , he always wants to be funded by the , the mile of roadblock for the population , because we have rather a lot of one to the other , and I think there may be a similar situation with the police . |
| 13 | Daley 's driven by success and always wants to be first to finish . |
| 14 | Intensely shy but always wanting to be good , she went round the ‘ table ’ , kissing each one of us and hoping for a hug in return . |
| 15 | You know come down and touch , they were always wanting to be with your horses . |
| 16 | Had you always wanted to be an actor ? |
| 17 | Broaddus — owner of Prodesco , a textile company in Pennsylvania , and an American with extensive business interests outside catering — was a friend and former hotel client of Brown , and had always wanted to be involved in the hospitality industry . |
| 18 | I 'd always wanted to be famous . |
| 19 | Lesley 's elder brother Dave , 34 , said last night : ‘ She had always wanted to be in uniform and had been in the Wrens . |
| 20 | ‘ But she had always wanted to be in uniform , so eventually became a policewoman . |
| 21 | I had bought her for a song , then spent a fortune restoring her and , when my term of service expired and I could afford to become the gypsy-sailor I had always wanted to be , I left the Marines and made Masquerade my new home . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've always wanted to be mysterious and a little bit sinister and have girls swoon when they see me . ’ |
| 23 | I 'd always wanted to be a comedian at school , I 've always been obsessive about comedy , and if I 'd been rubbish it would have been a bit problematic . ’ |
| 24 | From the age of seven I had always wanted to be a missionary and I well remember my mother returning from a missionary meeting in the village to hear me say that was what I hoped one day to be . |
| 25 | I 'd always wanted to be famous . |
| 26 | Had you always wanted to be a hairdresser ? |
| 27 | ‘ He said he 'd always wanted to be a dad ’ |
| 28 | ‘ One day , ’ says Andrew , ‘ he said he had always wanted to be a father . |
| 29 | He 's just a bit cleverer than the rest , but willing to take advice with it , and is happy being the writer he always wanted to be . |
| 30 | Others said that Horsley saw in Hayling the image of what he had always wanted to be — idealistic , full of derring-do , glamorous , and free from the tedious baggage of conventional business life . |