Example sentences of "just [vb base] to be [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | You 're not cold you just want to be cuddled . |
2 | He ended his hour-long presentation with the words , ‘ We are on our way toward making the division one of the best goddamned outfits in overseas operations , and I just want to be given the chance to prove that the plan which I have outlined to you today is the right one for the British operation , for Europe and for the Corporation . ’ |
3 | ‘ It 's a life-long ambition of mine to be a chauffeur and I just want to be given a chance . ’ |
4 | They just want to be seen calling at the house . ’ |
5 | Deep down , I suppose I just want to be wanted . |
6 | I just want to be treated honestly and know if I am part of Chelsea 's plans . ’ |
7 | You just want to be left alone to die . |
8 | Sometimes I just want to be left alone to do it my way , whether it 's right or wrong . |
9 | We just want to be left alone . ’ |
10 | I just want to be left in peace , I need time … ’ |
11 | I just want to be left alone ! ’ |
12 | I just want to be left alone . ’ |
13 | Sometimes you just want to be left alone , so I understand the violent reactions some celebrities have when they 're infringed upon . |
14 | Some people just want to be told what to eat . |
15 | You know , just happen to be passing when they 're going out of school . ’ |
16 | And some of them are good fun pop in their own right they just happen to be done in a foreign language and with different cultural influences . |
17 | They just happen to be transmitted differently . ’ |
18 | And they just happen to be attached to a saint ! |
19 | Endless ads have been Green or organic , from the guy who rips his plans up to wreck the countryside and earns himself a beer , to the couple in the deodorant ad who just happen to be frolicking naked in the forest with camouflage make-up . |
20 | Okay well we 're in a really bad situation , I mean we can achieve something at least and perhaps oh perhaps communism does n't work after all , they just seem to be doubting their own beliefs and what they 've read . |
21 | People who made money demanded respect ; people who had none were just trash to be trampled underfoot , no matter what other gifts they had . |
22 | Information for those who wish to return , for those who may return at some future date , and those who just wish to be kept abreast of developments should be incorporated . |
23 | We now just wish to be left in peace to live our own lives and be afforded the same respect as any other family in Passfield . |
24 | You just have to be approved by the that 's all . |
25 | I take on board everything that Lesley said , but I still feel in my heart that there are times when you 're dealing with people who just need to be treated almost like a child again for a while and maybe maybe it 's a good place where the legislation leaves it , better than going to a sort of situation where healthy people might get pushed into asylums or whatever , but somehow I 'm not totally happy with where we are . |
26 | A myth abounds that women just need to be told they are going to meet the Princess of Wales and they go into labour . |