Example sentences of "[unc] desire to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accurately-timed aerial photographs of the water-line together with tide-tables gave contour maps of the beaches accurate to horizontal metres and vertical centimetres , There was very nearly a breach of security because of Bernal 's desire to be on the beaches by D + 1 . |
| 2 | And you 've also got man 's desire to be sure of achieving success . |
| 3 | Religion reflects man 's desire to be the God he imagines . |
| 4 | Nevertheless it appears from the judgment of Thorpe J. , and I do not doubt that he was right , that a dominant factor was W. 's desire to be in an environment where , as she thought , she was in control and could cure herself if and when she thought it right to do so . |
| 5 | Rostov was well able to appreciate Sandor 's desire to be on hand when the first of the series was tractored in . |
| 6 | Everywhere the Parisian example was being followed , with differences in scale ; the public 's desire to be instructed in such museums , and also at exhibitions of apparatus , is a striking feature of the time . |
| 7 | Some observers suggested that the timing of the announcements reflected the government 's desire to be seen to be spending money on the countryside in the run-up to the April general election . |
| 8 | Tempy was unable to fathom her mistress ' desire to be rid of the groom , nor the depth of feeling behind the words . |