Example sentences of "she [adv] wanted to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | She merely wanted to be whisked from luxury hotel to draught-free concert hall in a big limousine , there to play to an attentive , elegant audience and be driven away again surrounded by encores and orchids . |
| 2 | She just wanted to be free of the burden of her own special powers . |
| 3 | Aubrey was probably right — she just wanted to be able to number him among her many admirers . |
| 4 | She just wanted to be on her own so that the lava of tears could flow unchecked , melt it all away . |
| 5 | And suddenly she just wanted to be clean . |
| 6 | David said in an interview : ‘ She always wanted to be famous , always saying ‘ I want to be a star ’ . |
| 7 | Although she always wanted to be a writer , the theatre has claimed a lot of her energy ( she has been nominated for an Emmy and a Tony award ) . |
| 8 | She always wanted to be a vet , but she 's not up to the exams . |
| 9 | ‘ She was lucky and talented and she could do that , but I do n't think she ever wanted to be a drummer … |
| 10 | He thrust his face close to hers suddenly and made her jump , pulling her round so that she was close and more aware than she ever wanted to be again of his dominant masculinity . |
| 11 | Coleen listened to his amorous overtures of love never doubting his sincerity , but she still wanted to be sure and she tried to gently tell him so ; she had to be sure before she said ‘ yes ’ . |
| 12 | Because , she said , she simply wanted to be honest . |
| 13 | She says she never wanted to be a movie star : ‘ For me , it was always the stage . ’ |
| 14 | Once off the island of Majorca she never wanted to be involved with it again . |