Example sentences of "be [adj] that [pers pn] want " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am conscious that we want to improve drastically the standards of laying hens , not just in battery cages but in colony and other systems . |
| 2 | Marion , who has worked at the Tour for the past two years and recently took over as Membership Secretary , says : ‘ We are pleased that so many girls want to join our Tour , but we are also anxious to ensure that they have thought through all the consequences and they are sure that they want to be a professional . |
| 3 | She could not be certain that she wanted it to be true . |
| 4 | Peter says : ‘ The Poles were furious that we wanted to show prostitutes in their hotel bar , claiming they never had them . |
| 5 | Madam Deputy Speaker : As the hon. Gentleman knows , the hon. Member for Linlithgow ( Mr. Dalyell ) raised a point of order on that matter a few moments ago — but as the hon. Member for Falkirk , East represents the constituency concerned , it is understandable that he wants to raise it again , and in a most helpful manner . |
| 6 | After all , it is this that we want to increase , so let's not go against anything you know already . |
| 7 | ‘ Khan , it 's clear that you want me out of Kinsai . |
| 8 | The attitude of the companies is such that I want nothing to do with them ; I like to think we will survive without ruining the lives of the animals and destroying the land . ’ |
| 9 | His appetite for fights and , of course , making money is such that he wants to make his pile as quickly as possible and get out . ’ |
| 10 | If you have worn something since you were a baby it is natural that you want to rebel a bit , ’ according to the firm 's sports products manager Tony Linford . |
| 11 | After the Stanleys ' ambivalent behaviour in 1469–71 Edward may have seen his brother 's presence in the region as a useful counterbalance , but it is unlikely that he wanted to see the Stanleys totally eclipsed . |
| 12 | After the Stanleys ' ambivalent behaviour in 1469–71 Edward may have seen his brother 's presence in the region as a useful counterbalance , but it is unlikely that he wanted to see the Stanleys totally eclipsed . |
| 13 | ‘ The present offer is an absolute insult , but Lennox is getting worried and he is adamant that he wants to fight Bowe . |
| 14 | Maloney said : ‘ The present offer is an absolute insult , but Lennox is getting worried and he is adamant that he wants to fight Bowe . |
| 15 | I think if you 've got somebody who 's got a er a solicitor or an accountant then you need to establish why he wants to talk to them and also er if he , if he 's adamant that he wants to do that , find out who he is and ask if you can speak to him as well , or you can explain erm you know what the , what , what you 're doing with the client . |
| 16 | Tt well if somebody 's desperate that they want to pinch that they 're quite welcome to it . |
| 17 | But from a practical point of view as time has gone on , most people now are aware that they want to save money . |
| 18 | This choice was helped to be made when one of them wrote me a nasty letter saying that it was clear that I wanted the other as my friend ( which , if I may say , was a lot of nonsense ) ! |
| 19 | Remembering my conversations with him at the end of 1975 and the beginning of 1976 , it was clear that he wanted fresh fields to conquer , that he thought he had more than proved himself as a racing driver and that he thought he could , with no great difficulty , follow a Bruce McLaren , for instance , and make his own way in cars of his own . |
| 20 | But it was clear that he wanted to make as much money out of me as he could . |
| 21 | I mean , it was clear that he wanted to talk , but we did n't really get down to what was bothering him . |
| 22 | But from the nature of the reply which came from his private office , it was clear that he wanted a personal talk . |
| 23 | I assured her that I would definitely not change my mind and that I was sure that I wanted to do it . |
| 24 | One last kiss — and it was all that she wanted and more . |
| 25 | The job 's been won , there is no need to hang around , you 've proved the point — that was all that you wanted to do in the beginning , was n't it ? |
| 26 | It was evident that he wanted to be not simply in the forest , but somehow at one with it ; rooted in the same fertile earth . |
| 27 | The long-serving boss was adamant that he wanted total commitment and effort in the build-up to the tie , which is expected to attract a 2,500 all-ticket crowd to College Road . |
| 28 | The long-serving boss was adamant that he wanted total commitment and effort in the build-up to the tie , which is expected to attract a 2,500 all-ticket crowd to College Road . |
| 29 | He was appalled that I wanted to study English and history , both of which he thought not only pointless but a danger to my identity . |
| 30 | Lee spoke simply , positively , but was aware that she wanted to hit Philippa . |