Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pers pn] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Telling their own story from childhood to an interviewer is for most people an intimate experience which encourages them to be remarkably open about themselves . |
| 2 | The mind puts together certain things and deems them to be of the same kind . |
| 3 | Third , prayer in the light of the Bible and guided by the Holy Spirit will change me : change my attitudes , make me more like the person God wants me to be . |
| 4 | You see , he 's got thousands of titles and things , and she likes him into the bargain ; also she wants me to be presented at court next year — as his wife . |
| 5 | He said : ‘ Jolande wants me to be at the birth , so it may mean missing the Masters . |
| 6 | ‘ Hilary wants me to be there . |
| 7 | He wants me to be his Minder again . |
| 8 | Round the Caribbean islands and South America , until the end of February … and she wants me to be her guest ! ’ |
| 9 | His name is Erik , and he loves me , he wants me to be his wife ! |
| 10 | I was a Sunday School teacher erm when I was in my secondary school and I wondered what God would want me to do with my life when I left school and I thought maybe he wants me to be a missionary and I thought it was only teachers and doctors that could be missionaries I was wrong was n't I ? |
| 11 | She wants me to be happy . |
| 12 | Be any of the things she wants me to be . ’ |
| 13 | He wants me to be a witch . |
| 14 | Under this new dispensation things foreign and far removed from our own polluted urban world acquire all exotic piquancy , an exciting glamour , which causes them to be approached with a mixture of reverence and hope . |
| 15 | Pasting the pattern or other parts of the illustration over the top of the clipping shape causes them to be constrained to the clipping shape . |
| 16 | In the case of consumer goods , such as a table lamp , if the negligence of the manufacturer causes them to be defective , then the person injured as a result will be entitled to damages . |
| 17 | He wants photographs of them , information , he wants them to be well . |
| 18 | She is also lobbying for relief for nurseries from the uniform business rate , in the same way as educational establishments ; she wants them to be zero-rated for VAT purposes and provided with loans for safety improvements and training . |
| 19 | Reinforce those opinions and attitudes already held where they still reflect what the company wants them to be , and thus protect the status quo . |
| 20 | Right so what causes you to be distressed , stressed ? |
| 21 | Who or what causes you to be stressed ? |
| 22 | They are not looking for you to fail — every audition panel wants you to be good . |
| 23 | ‘ And frankly , ’ he said , coming to the essence of the matter , ‘ those two do n't want to go without you , and Harry wants you to be there and … well … so do I. ’ |
| 24 | Wants you to be — ’ Nutty paused , not quite sure what he wanted them to be , but knowing that he wanted them to be something other than they were . |
| 25 | Some of you build a personality which you believe the world wants you to be , but which belies your real self . |
| 26 | No one — least of all your guests — wants you to be preparing in the kitchen for hours , so go for freshness , and all the light and colourful foods available during these summer months . |
| 27 | And does he love you as you are , or as he wants you to be ? |
| 28 | The man who constantly criticises may be trying to change you into the person he wants you to be , when he should be loving you for the person you are . |
| 29 | God wants you to be so full of Jesus that you actually start acting like him . |
| 30 | ‘ He wants you to be in his next show . ’ |