Example sentences of "we want to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The questions about European integration are the classic questions about any form of government : how do we want to be governed ? |
| 2 | This , he argues , is good news for reform since it makes fudging the issue harder : ‘ We still have not answered the basic question : do we want to be Libya or Europe , to re-establish an old-style communist regime or to promote market institutions ? |
| 3 | The second truism is one I shall need to answer the question : why should we want to be told the truth ? |
| 4 | Why , for a start , do we want to be tellees , i.e. to adopt other people 's beliefs ? |
| 5 | Do we want to be a party to further undermining the NHS in this way ? |
| 6 | ‘ They said what did we want to be . ’ |
| 7 | Where do we want to be ? |
| 8 | What is the best method of achieving the objective ‘ where do we want to be ? ’ |
| 9 | Trying to drag her arm free , she gritted , ‘ And why do n't we want to be seen ? ’ |
| 10 | Did we want to be able to identify a ‘ schizophrenic ’ at ten paces ? |
| 11 | Do we want to be all that closely identified with the Government over a thing like this ? ’ |
| 12 | What , what we will prove to ourselves if we want to is it does n't matter where you work , the amount of time that a salesmen spends driving about in his car is almost exactly the same regardless of where he works . |
| 13 | Adrian Titcombe , the FA 's crowd management co-ordinator , said : ‘ We want to be clear where the trouble occurred so we will study all the reports before coming to any conclusion . ’ |
| 14 | In that case , we want to be around for the big money in the fourth , fifth and sixth records . |
| 15 | The glamour adverts are about what they think we want to be , then there are the other kind that are supposedly about reality — you know , the ones where they always have Northern accents . |
| 16 | We want to be left alone . |
| 17 | ‘ We have gone one-third of the way to where we want to be , ’ Mr Jones said of the restructuring which has sold off the Grattan mail-order business for £167½m , cut debts in the Club 24 credit operation , improved trading in the core retail division and strengthened the balance sheet . |
| 18 | We will be prepared to sell stations — which we want to be centres of activity — either to franchisees or independent companies . |
| 19 | If we want to be neutral , should we continue normal supplies to the Reds or should they be discontinued ? |
| 20 | ‘ The idea that we want to be deal-makers all the time is something I would n't subscribe to , ’ he says , then adds , ‘ but we are only just starting ’ . |
| 21 | We want to be known as people who pay their bills on time and can be trusted and depended on for help if needed . |
| 22 | We want to be able to challenge the whole idea of housework being women 's work , just as we want to challenge whether engineering or surgery or being a crane driver or a football referee , whether any of those are men 's jobs . |
| 23 | We want to be leaders all the time . |
| 24 | ‘ Revenge ’ is well on the way to taking us to that point where we want to be , ’ explained the one-time axe-wielding , fire-breathing bassman . |
| 25 | ‘ We want to be talking two to three days here . |
| 26 | As David Tomlinson put it , ‘ We want to be charismatics not charismaniacs . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ If we want to be up there with the big boys then let's study and use their tactics . ’ |
| 28 | In addition , if we want to be true to our ecumenical commitment , it should not exclude religions other than Christianity . |
| 29 | ‘ 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 . |
| 30 | Everton have cut the cost of their kit , while Wimbledon , who are refusing to jack up their prices , have said : ‘ We want to be fair to our supporters . ’ |