Example sentences of "did [not/n't] want [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He simply did not want to be solemn . |
| 2 | He did not want to be young again — that time had had particular and transcendent horrors — but the thought of being any older filled him with panic . |
| 3 | I really did not want to be black because it was different to what my parents and the other children were . |
| 4 | He did not want to be small . |
| 5 | Perhaps after all she was a good , dutiful girl , he thought ; he did not want to be unreasonable . |
| 6 | She did not want to be specific so that Tait could press her further . |
| 7 | Similar impressions are obtained from other examples of this type : ( 22 ) He did not want to be alone , and had expected to find some of his friends at the bar . |
| 8 | She did not want to be responsible for the reckless consumption of any of the earth 's resources in the shape of fuel , and so a round on foot suited her perfectly . |
| 9 | He did not want to be difficult . |
| 10 | She did not want to be rude to him . |
| 11 | Where she did not want to be exact , she hinted : secreting at the back of her mind the disgust , the shame … |
| 12 | She did not want to be evil with Ryan either , but fortunately , Ryan understood all that . |
| 13 | But er , that 's a great advantage when compared with the newly appointed British Ambassador in Washington , who having just arrived in Washington , er picked up the telephone and heard a voice at the other end , say , what do you want for Christmas , it was just before Christmas , what do you want for Christmas , and he thought hastily and , did n't want to be impolite or too greedy , so he said a small box of crystallised fruit , and put the telephone down , and a few momen a few moments later he put on the radio , and the announcer said , we 've just conducted our normal review of the Ambassadors ' wishes for Christmas , er , the the Ambassadors in Washington . |
| 14 | No one in their history had ever said to them that they did n't want to be famous , ’ says Gedge . |
| 15 | She did n't want to be obliged to him for another lift . |
| 16 | I did n't want to be sarcastic and aggressive , because there were certain basic things I wanted to know , but I ended up saying , ‘ That must be nice for you . ’ |
| 17 | Why could n't they just understand that she did n't want to be married and settled with umpteen kids and a mortgage up to the sky and no life to call her own ? |
| 18 | William Durant , who ran GM , did n't want to be involved in the war effort and ordered the Lelands not t proceed with the idea . |
| 19 | Loads of people had let him down over the years , so I did n't want to be one of them . |
| 20 | I did n't want to be offensive . |
| 21 | He did n't want to be close — to her . |
| 22 | I did n't want to be dependent upon anybody , and I thought , ‘ This is the day to end it all , ’ but I did n't want to make anybody upset about it , so I put the cat out and I did n't leave a note and I thought , ‘ I 'll make this look very natural . ’ |
| 23 | She did n't want to be alone , but disliked even more the thought of making a fool of herself by running after him . |
| 24 | Suddenly she did n't want to be alone , but she knew she could not say so . |
| 25 | She did n't want to be safe , not if it meant being away from Felipe . |
| 26 | Half of her did n't want to be safe with him , and he was obviously quite aware of that fact . |
| 27 | ‘ They sat there holding hands , apologising to me because they did n't want to be any trouble . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ We did n't want to be another Surrey , where Rudi Bryson has been a disaster . ’ |
| 29 | I did n't want to be naughty , but I really did n't want to go to Combe Court . |
| 30 | By the time I 'd worked all that out , you 'd gone , and in a way I did n't want to be beholden to you . |