Example sentences of "wanted to be [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | They thought that they were right about the war ; they did not like awkward gaps in conversation ; they wanted to be friendly to people they felt sorry for ; they felt the natural human contempt for the way in which the Almighty ran the universe and yet their full share of human resignation towards it . |
| 2 | Morrissey was still very upset about that incident and wanted to be close to the decision makers . |
| 3 | This morning Clare felt tender and loving ; she wanted to be close to him . |
| 4 | I really wanted to be close to the sea again , which I had not seen or even smelt for so long . |
| 5 | I only wanted to be kind to the Dust Baby . |
| 6 | She wondered if Mrs Gray wanted to be fair to her husband and to avoid mentioning him in a role which showed him having to report to HQ , as it were ; or whether she wanted to be fair to Canon Wheeler , about whom , her tone suggested , she might share her husband 's opinion . |
| 7 | She wondered if Mrs Gray wanted to be fair to her husband and to avoid mentioning him in a role which showed him having to report to HQ , as it were ; or whether she wanted to be fair to Canon Wheeler , about whom , her tone suggested , she might share her husband 's opinion . |