Example sentences of "want to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So you want to be an Actor ? |
| 2 | ‘ I know what it 's like in there and I 'm not sure it 's a place I want to be . ’ |
| 3 | They focus not on areas of need but on areas where they want to be seen to be giving , and that 's usually where the spotlight happens for the moment to be falling . |
| 4 | So you want to be a childminder … |
| 5 | I want to be In Love . |
| 6 | I want to be your lover . |
| 7 | I want to be honest . |
| 8 | Now you want to be reasonable . |
| 9 | ‘ CHRIST ! ’ said Lucy hurtling to her feet , stalking the floor like Mildred Pierce , ‘ all your talent and you just want to be a bloody lover ! |
| 10 | But in practice they award half-points more often than full points because , I suspect , they want to be seen to have a high standard . |
| 11 | If you want to be a great player , it takes extra effort . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I want to be the best ’ she explains proudly , ‘ it does n't matter how long it takes . ’ |
| 13 | The correct term is spaying , or if you want to be really scientific , panovariohysterectomy ! |
| 14 | If you want to be a part of Top Dog '91 , fill in the entry form opposite — and do it now . |
| 15 | ‘ I am devoting myself to this mystery because i want to be a man . ’ |
| 16 | Adrian Titcombe , the FA 's crowd management co-ordinator , said : ‘ We want to be clear where the trouble occurred so we will study all the reports before coming to any conclusion . ’ |
| 17 | There are developers for whom a building is not just another source of profit and who want to be good patrons . |
| 18 | ‘ Margaret Thatcher shows that she is from the Greta Garbo school of diplomacy : ‘ I want to be alone . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I want to be alone . ’ |
| 20 | Mr Chapman said : ‘ I have usually got on well with newspaper proprietors , but this time I want to be in charge . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Drivers want to be able to put the same smart card in a holder ( or a different card in the same holder ) whether driving in the Netherlands or on a French autoroute , ’ says Ian Catling , a member of an EC group which is ensuring that electronic Babel is avoided on the roads . |
| 22 | If there is a particular site for which you want to be kept informed of any future development , you can ask the planning department to tell you if it receives an application affecting it . |
| 23 | Nobody 's thinking that there are middle-aged people , grannies and mums and 20 to 30-year-olds who want to be entertained . |
| 24 | The World Index Trust is designed for investors who want to be able to move between overseas markets but do not want to choose particular stocks to buy . |
| 25 | They want to be involved . ’ |
| 26 | And they come because they want to be rid of their fear : it gives them a completely new feeling of life to overcome their fear and come here . ’ |
| 27 | It appears that Paris has been liberated and the French Commandos want to be there to join in the celebrations with the citizens of Paris . |
| 28 | If you want to be close to the centre there 's a campsite within the grounds . |
| 29 | In that case , we want to be around for the big money in the fourth , fifth and sixth records . |
| 30 | From the other side of the wafer-thin wall between Odeon One and Two comes the voice of The Jungle Book 's Baloo : ‘ I want to talk like you , walk like you , I want to be like you . ’ |