Example sentences of "she longed to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She longed to be close to her mother , or talking to Louise or cycling up the drive towards the grim yews of Seaton Cramer Hall and the warm welcome of Miss Hatherby . |
| 2 | Almost constantly she longed to be like ordinary-looking girls and have a fellow , even if , like most attachments on the station , it was only a temporary affair . |
| 3 | There were times , many times , when she longed to be back in her safe bachelor apartment with her jolly , uncomplicated friends . |
| 4 | She sighed shudderingly , momentarily glad of the shadows of the cave , even if she longed to be out of it . |
| 5 | She longed to be elsewhere , to be another person . |
| 6 | How she longed to be indoors , snuggled up in bed , driving out of her system the damp cold , and the misery of parting from Len , with a hot-water bottle and impossible dreams of their future life together . |
| 7 | Wiping breath from the window , she peered out at the landmarks , all so distant from the place where she longed to be . |
| 8 | As well as that magnetic male attraction , he exuded self-assurance ; he was comfortable in his environment , and she longed to be part of it . |
| 9 | She longed to be back in his arms , to let his lips open her own , to melt against him , to give — and to take — the delight which instinctively she knew they could create together . |
| 10 | If truth were told , she still did n't care much where she was , she admitted reluctantly , because the one place in the world she longed to be was at Dane 's side , and that was strictly out of bounds . |
| 11 | Without his so much as kissing her , a raging desire had seized her , and she longed to be in his arms , in his bed , in his heart . |
| 12 | She did n't know where she was and she longed to be back in the cottage where it was safe . |