Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] to be an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This call just had to be an act of purest derision , a flaunting of how well this enemy had foretold Jaq 's actions — or even was psychically alert to Jaq 's whereabouts . |
| 2 | I always wanted to be an actor since I was about five and my parents would take me to the cinema and theatre . |
| 3 | I 've another mate who always wanted to be an actor . |
| 4 | This too was the strongest argument offered in favour of one Sandy Forbes , who hoped for the office of surgeon 's mate of the Sutherland Fencibles in 1779 , though in his case he clearly intended to be an officer in name only for he intended to apply for leave to complete his degree at Edinburgh University and to sail for India as an officer of an East Indiaman at the first suitable opportunity . |
| 5 | She 'd taken a shine to Tom Rudge whom she now knew to be an apprentice fitter , as was Cyril , his mate . |
| 6 | After refusing to be a Jesuit , he then refused to be an atheist . |