Example sentences of "just wanted to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | She just wanted to be free of the burden of her own special powers . |
| 2 | I just wanted to be a poet . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ They just wanted to be seen as loyal citizens . ’ |
| 4 | No , he did n't really fancy her , he just wanted to be praised and feel top of the class and get a little attention . |
| 5 | ‘ Yeah , ’ said somebody drunk who just wanted to be nasty , ‘ you tell her . |
| 6 | I just wanted to come to you , to make a little space around you , I do n't want to discuss anything , I do n't want to do anything , I wo n't say anything , I just wanted to be there , I mean here . ’ |
| 7 | You see sometimes Boy , like all of us , sometimes Boy just wanted to be taken care of without having done anything to deserve it . |
| 8 | ‘ I did n't want to be a superstar , I just wanted to be able to play well . |
| 9 | At the time I just wanted to be left alone , but now I 'm glad he pressured me into doing more talks . |
| 10 | I just wanted to be private , to be able to choose whom I talked to , let alone where and when . |
| 11 | Aubrey was probably right — she just wanted to be able to number him among her many admirers . |
| 12 | I just wanted to be sure you understood our house rules . |
| 13 | I just wanted to be with you . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ If Gebrec was upset or worried about something and just wanted to be alone to think things over , ’ said Jack , ‘ he might have gone up to the belvedere , or down by the river where we went yesterday to do our painting . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I just wanted to be sure you had an alibi . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I just wanted to be sure … |
| 17 | She just wanted to be on her own so that the lava of tears could flow unchecked , melt it all away . |
| 18 | I guess I just wanted to be seen at that point . |
| 19 | I just wanted to be sure you were n't trying to pull a fast one on me . ’ |
| 20 | Okay , I just wanted to be clear we were n't finding an additional list of names of people who are authorised to do this . |
| 21 | And suddenly she just wanted to be clean . |
| 22 | It was about elderly people I just wanted to be properly cared for . |
| 23 | I nearly I 'm lacking indoors , I 'm very lacking indoors I nearly lay down last night but I knew I just wanted to be |