Example sentences of "[vb base] to be alone " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Margaret Thatcher shows that she is from the Greta Garbo school of diplomacy : ‘ I want to be alone . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I want to be alone . ’ |
| 3 | After a pause they thought would never end they heard , ‘ I want to be alone , ’ clear as a single bell note , free of all self-assertiveness . |
| 4 | Strained — ‘ want to be alone ’ |
| 5 | A massive 81% of all men said they ‘ want to be alone ’ when shopping for ties . |
| 6 | We just want to be alone |
| 7 | I want to be alone with you ! ’ |
| 8 | I want to be alone with you , Harry . ’ |
| 9 | I want to be alone , ’ he said miserably , and as his friends left , he covered his face with his hands . |
| 10 | And I want to be alone . ’ |
| 11 | I just want to be alone , so if you do n't mind … ’ |
| 12 | The YPLL panel study asked young people : Where do you go and what do you do if you just want to be alone to think ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Because I want to be alone . ’ |
| 14 | I want to be alone with you — it will be the last time for several days . ’ |
| 15 | I 've a fancy these two young people want to be alone . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ You mean you want to be alone with me as much as I want to be alone with you ? ’ he enquired . |
| 17 | ‘ You mean you want to be alone with me as much as I want to be alone with you ? ’ he enquired . |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't want coffee , I want to be alone — savvy ? |
| 19 | ‘ Forgive me , Lady Isabel , if I trespass , but you seem to be alone here . |
| 20 | I like to be alone when I 'm beginning a painting — I do n't want anyone to speak to me then — but as the work progresses you want a bit of contact with somebody else . |
| 21 | I like to be alone under the careless profusion of the stars , and alone on a moon-glossed sea . |
| 22 | They like to be alone . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I come over here because I like to be alone , ’ Charity said firmly . |
| 24 | In addition to the single people who choose to be alone , there are many hundreds of thousands of widows , widowers and unmarried people who do not choose to be alone , but are . |
| 25 | ‘ I prefer to be alone ! ’ |
| 26 | Even when people are very severely disturbed they can express legitimate choices about whether they wish to be alone or in company , occupied or relaxing , about the food they like , about whether they would prefer silence or a music-filled room , and so forth . |
| 27 | I wish to be alone with the woman . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ But how does a young American lady — ’ and he stressed the last word slightly ‘ — come to be alone and seeking work in London ? ’ |
| 29 | If not , ask colleagues you are friendly with to support you if you have to be alone with that person . |
| 30 | ‘ Some people need to be alone sometimes , ’ I said . |