Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] ambition was to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | My first ambition was to be a policeman , and then a private detective . |
| 2 | My first ambition was to be a concert pianist , but I come from a long line of actors and I suppose it was inevitable really that I 'd follow them . |
| 3 | Her highest ambition was to be by the end of the day simply acceptable , to have done no rushing or crashing , committed no vehemence . |
| 4 | His greatest ambition was to be Chancellor of the Exchequer . |
| 5 | His early ambition was to be an actor . |
| 6 | His first ambition was to be a pilot or flight engineer . |
| 7 | His original ambition was to be a painter , and in 1933 he enrolled at Goldsmith 's College School of Art . |