Example sentences of "want to be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We want to be on the cover of Smash Hits … and we deserve it , ’ announces bass-player Ian , resplendent in his rubber trousers bought from a Soho sex shop . |
| 2 | If you want to be on the register and are aged between 18 and 40 , and weigh at least 8 stone , you can write to : The Donor Department |
| 3 | The phrase conveys a sense of the desired relationship between elderly people and their relatives , especially their children : they want to be on good terms with them , and to have regular contact with them , but they do not want to rely on them too directly . |
| 4 | According to Cognos ' ebullient senor vice president of R&D Ron Zambonini , porting from one Unix platform to another is a commercial decision only , since it 's not a technologically difficult move : ‘ I want to be on every Unix in the world . ’ |
| 5 | I like being with people , but there 's times when I want to be on my own . |
| 6 | I want to be on my own . ’ |
| 7 | He can not claim on the one hand to be at the heart of Europe and at the same time want to be on the periphery of Europe and seem to want us to go at a slower speed than anyone else . |
| 8 | They want to be on both . |
| 9 | I think we only want to be on the mainframe so that the divisions can access details in the middle of the night . |
| 10 | Why do people want to be on the stage ? |
| 11 | selling and getting a result on that you see I 've covered a lot of stuff for you on that , I 've covered quite a bit with you on , er product knowledge , now would you say that you 're reasonably together there and where you want to be on product knowledge ? |
| 12 | You , you do n't marry someone because you want to be on your own , you marry someone because you want to be together . |
| 13 | If they want to be on their own , they could go book a chalet down on beach . |
| 14 | She knew that in Paul 's presence she would be incapable of saying : ‘ I no longer want to be with him . ’ |
| 15 | These little dogs want to be with people , and they are desperately willing to please . |
| 16 | Certainly I have had it said to me by grieving , often very elderly , people : ‘ There 's nothing left for me now , I just want to be with my husband . |
| 17 | I want to be with you and still hope this will be possible one day . |
| 18 | ‘ I want to be with you — with him . ’ |
| 19 | Dad said , and it must have cost him a lot to say so little after he 'd been put down by me , ‘ I 've decided I want to be with Eva . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ What ever you want to be in life , you want to be with Prudential , ’ goes the slogan from the country 's largest pensions and life assurance provider . |
| 21 | ‘ No , your mother is right , you want to be with your friends on a day like this , and the best of luck to you , son , may it turn out for you just as well as you ever hoped . |
| 22 | I want to be with my friend Elaine . ’ |
| 23 | Well I do n't agree with that , I think that when your in love with someone you want to be with them all the time , you think about them during the day , you think about them at night , you just want to be with them and usually you like how they look , you like how they talk , they like , you like how they treat you and er to me that 's , its wonderful , just |
| 24 | Well I do n't agree with that , I think that when your in love with someone you want to be with them all the time , you think about them during the day , you think about them at night , you just want to be with them and usually you like how they look , you like how they talk , they like , you like how they treat you and er to me that 's , its wonderful , just |
| 25 | sharing your life with someone , you want to be with that person and you know that if any thing happens you 've got that person to rely on and I think if your alone you do n't have that . |
| 26 | ‘ You 're not sure that you want to be with me , but you 're here with me to say it . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I want to be with other people , Dulé . |
| 28 | It 's a real dilemma — you want to be with your baby , but you need an income and you want to keep your brain cells working ! |
| 29 | I only want to be with Nat , Aldo , Jimmy and Ben . |
| 30 | " Because I want to be with you , looking at you every minute I possibly can . |