Example sentences of "[adv] want [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do so want to be pure in body and mind . |
| 2 | ‘ Dana is n't really a man-eater ; she only wants to be happy . ’ |
| 3 | At the same time she had fiercely wanted to be proud of Phoebe , to support Phoebe 's admirable fight on her behalf . |
| 4 | I 'd only wanted to be alone ! |
| 5 | We 'd end up with 350 MPs who all wanted to be prime minister . |
| 6 | I only wanted to be kind to the Dust Baby . |
| 7 | His life is very simple and he would not want to be rich . ’ |
| 8 | She did not want to be specific so that Tait could press her further . |
| 9 | Apart from the wish not to annoy members or waste money on postage and printing , the Trust does not want to be anti-environmental in its use of paper . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Unveiling proposals for a new global anti-missile system in co-operation with the United States , Yeltsin emphasised that " we do not want to be mere partners , we want to be allies " , adding that a new democratic Russia would play a full role in joint efforts based on collective security . |
| 12 | Perhaps after all she was a good , dutiful girl , he thought ; he did not want to be unreasonable . |
| 13 | Do I really not want to be well ? the cancer sufferer asks herself . |
| 14 | I do not want to be predictable , because the hon. Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) does not like people to be predictable . |
| 15 | I really did not want to be black because it was different to what my parents and the other children were . |
| 16 | You do not want to be anthropomorphic about animals when people are dying needlessly around you , but there was a sad aimlessness about this beast , limping around the tarmac on three legs , moving hesitantly towards people , then thinking better of it , or standing motionless for minutes on end , staring into the bushes on the perimeter . |
| 17 | He did not want to be small . |
| 18 | HI FI enthusiasts who do not want to be involved in new-fangled digital technology now have a fresh analogue controversy to get their teeth into . |
| 19 | The Consumer Credit Trade Association is considering the NCC proposals , but Director John Patrick FICM said that his initial thoughts were that the CCTA would not want to be involved in collecting a levy . |
| 20 | The Library specifically does not want to be involved in Public Services ’ commercial loan scheme for publishers . |
| 21 | ‘ We do not need that kind of publicity and do not want to be involved in that sort of thing . |
| 22 | He simply did not want to be solemn . |
| 23 | She did not want to be rude to him . |
| 24 | HEAVEN is my witness that I do not want to be unfair to British Telecom , so I must , with frank and honest gaze , report that I have had several letters saying that I am up the pole in carrying on about the method of charging recently mentioned in this column . |
| 25 | Where she did not want to be exact , she hinted : secreting at the back of her mind the disgust , the shame … |
| 26 | He could not want to be kind , could not love the tarnished and ruined thing Sally-Anne Tunstall was , but she looked at him all the same . |
| 27 | By the same token that we do not want to be able to identify Mrs. X , it would not be appropriate for me to reveal the exact nature of either the charge or the punishment received by the soldier . |
| 28 | Its leaders say it does not want to be responsible for any disturbances . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Mr Winterton added : ‘ I do not want to be bitter or vindictive . |