Example sentences of "[be] to [be] alone " in BNC.

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1 I know what it is to be alone , to fear death , I know and she is unaware that I know , and yet I have to go to her , I have to leave the safety of my room .
2 A mariachi band approaches and launches into a lively lament on what it is to be alone and without love .
3 What I need is to be alone . ’
4 All she wanted was to be alone .
5 The worst thing for her was to be alone .
6 It was strange how difficult it was to be alone , especially as no one was anxious to be with me .
7 His wish was to be alone in the deserts of ocean , as others crave the solitude of deserts of sand .
8 Content as she generally was to be alone , this place had a distinctly solitary feel to it , and she 'd be more secure in Kelly 's extrovert company .
9 And if in this new life he was to be alone … well , he had been alone for most of his life .
10 The last thing she needed right now was to be alone with her thoughts .
11 The question hammered in her brain and her great desire was to be alone .
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