Example sentences of "i want [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 M. It makes me want to be sick .
2 Right , and er , the third point I want to is that , you , what you 're actually getting consist of two elements .
3 I want to be one of them , and that 's not the same thing .
4 Playing the piano is something I love and I want to be brilliant at it . ’
5 I want to be involved in the growth of something .
6 I want to be rich and handsome .
7 I want to be normal again .
8 I want to be normal . ’
9 I want to be close .
10 I want to be nineteen for ever .
11 A letter said : ‘ If you want me to be powerless , helpless and totally dependent on you , I want to be that .
12 I want to be this , I want to be that .
13 ‘ It was n't because I saw some guy and said , ‘ Hey , he gets a lot of girls , ’ or I saw some guy and said , ‘ Man , I want to be that guy , ’ because there 's no-one on earth I want to be .
14 I want to be that guy up there .
15 I want to be honest .
16 I want to be honest ! ’
17 I can sleep a little here , if necessary , but I want to be sure I 'm here when she wakes up .
18 I want to be sure that we retain all these characteristics of a decent and civilised society , while managing our economic fortunes competently so that we can pay for our individual and collective aspirations .
19 Now , bearing in mind the very short space of time between now and the close of the enquiry , I want to be sure that as far as objectors and the council are concerned , that this is a course of action which is both acceptable and practical as far as they are concerned .
20 I want to be sure that everything runs smoothly when this blasted delegation gets here tomorrow .
21 I 'm sure it 's nothing , but I want to be sure . ’
22 ‘ Perhaps not , and he may have had sentimental reasons for going to the little hut , but I want to be sure .
23 ‘ No , if there 's somebody behind me , I want to be sure that it 's One Of Theirs . ’
24 I want to be sure you 'll take it , so I 'm going to handle the situation from now on . ’
25 ‘ Naturally I want to be sure that we have very precise data about radon 's limited and localised occurrence .
26 I want to be helpful , although I shall not stand as a referee between the two Front Bench teams .
27 I want to be good , and I 'm going to be happy .
28 I want to be clever , popular , successful , lucky .
29 We 've talked about this so often : you know I want to be supportive , but I also have to do my job properly .
30 I want to be warm and safe in bed .
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