Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] to [be] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 'll make me want to be a Brownie even more ! ’ |
| 2 | ‘ These are the songs I grew up listening to , ’ she says , ‘ they are the songs that made me want to be a singer . ’ |
| 3 | He taught me the fundamentals of the job … unsparingly … he channelled my discontent and made me want to be an actor . |
| 4 | Why did I want to be a policeman . |
| 5 | Winner takes all , and as I intend to be the winner , shooting you would be a bit of a waste . |
| 6 | I was a member of NALGO from 1979 until the GLC was abolished , when I ceased to be a member for a number of reasons : 1 could not afford it , and because the company for whom I worked was not a Local Authority . |
| 7 | I was happy as pop singer , the last couple of years I was n't happy when I ceased to be a pop singer and I was er headed on a road of being an entertainer . |
| 8 | I owned to being the coward , traitor , thief and fairy they saw in me . |
| 9 | I remember feis as being the best part of Irish dancing because I got to be the centre of attention , albeit fleetingly . |
| 10 | I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings , so to speak , but it 's been virtually wrecked — tyres slashed , windows smashed … the works . ’ |
| 11 | I hate to be the party-pooper , again , but rabble-rousing sexist nonsense is not to be forgiven , even if it 's done with Blade 's A1 golden retriever smile . |
| 12 | Indeed I own myself unworthy and I long to be the servant of even the least religious in the Church of God and I hope by God 's grace to be made a sharer with them … |
| 13 | And when I pretended to be a horse I got so excited I bumped into this litter bin and fell over . |
| 14 | That is this , should I rely on the agape love of my partner or should I strive to be the type of person that my partner could easily love even if no agape love were available ? |
| 15 | ‘ I want to be a writer , ’ he said . |
| 16 | But I want to be a history maker , to be the first coach who wins the European Cup for an English club and the coach who makes England an international force . |
| 17 | ‘ I want to be a fighter pilot when I leave school , ’ said fourteen-year-old Martin . |
| 18 | ‘ I want to be a Member of Parliament . |
| 19 | And I want to be a millionairess . |
| 20 | It makes me cough a bit because when I came on the scene he was the one academically everything and she was the one who was academically rather disadvantaged but she , she was , you know , no not having the greatest of , of , of success but erm it was said that she would n't be able to be a student nurse because she was n't bright enough but you know she clocked up the O levels and A levels like guide badges and she went off on this pre-nursing course in South Notts you know and she was in and out of the Queens on a course and people and , you know , and she said I do n't know all the answers but I 've a rough idea about some of the questions , I want to be a nurse and off she went to , to , to Walsall and I 'm not saying she 's a brilliant student nurse but erm absolutely clear that she 's better than some of the others . |
| 21 | If a girl says I want to be a nurse , is she asked well erm have you thought about becoming a manager of a hospital if you start off in nursing ; can you see your way ; how would you get to that position if you become a you know I just wonder , erm I doubt very much that that goes on . |
| 22 | I want to be a gardener . |
| 23 | I want to be a gentleman . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ It was the beautiful young lady at Miss Havisham 's , and I admire her greatly , and I want to be a gentleman for her ! ’ |
| 25 | I want to be a cadet officer in the Guards — Grenadiers , Coldstream sort of thing . |
| 26 | I want to be a part of the sport , one sport which encompasses everyone from a small kid who wants to have a go at throwing the javelin because he has seen Steve Backley on television , through to the 60-year-old recreational runner . ’ |
| 27 | Darlington are going to be a good team and I want to be a part of it . |
| 28 | I want to be a best-seller ! |
| 29 | ‘ I want to be a farmer , ’ said Pip . |
| 30 | ‘ I want to be a credit to you , Nahum . ’ |