Example sentences of "they [adv] want to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They just want to be seen calling at the house . ’ |
| 2 | Everyone wants to be somebody here and , once they are , they usually want to be somebody else . |
| 3 | but of course when religious orders come in they usually want to be in the inner city and , and would n't exactly qualify |
| 4 | They 're still completely wild , but then they also want to be remembered as a damned good band and not just as part of a mad drugs scene . ’ |
| 5 | The thing about the Neighbourhood Watch is that everyone in the area is a member whether they really want to be one or not to be honest . |
| 6 | And this is , it is true for some p , it 's true for a lot of people , that they really want to be challenged . |
| 7 | Opinion polls have revealed that , while Americans are reluctant to pay more for energy , they dearly want to be less reliant on imports from the Gulf . |
| 8 | The parent may either emulate this approach or completely refute it and feel that they never want to be like their parents . |