Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [verb] i [vb infin] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even the small talk ( ‘ How did I come to be in the show ? |
| 2 | So how did I come to be in the car in the middle of the night when I should have been in bed sound asleep ? |
| 3 | Why did I want to be a policeman . |
| 4 | ‘ What I want to know , ’ she said in a voice as cold as ice , ‘ is when do I cease to be your mistress and become your wife ? |
| 5 | Right , but what you 've got the opportunity of doing now during being a life assurance sales person , with self-employed status if you like , with the benefits of being in a company like ours , is really thinking where do I want to be in five years ' time . |
| 6 | Where do I want to be ? |
| 7 | He looked embarrassed , thinking , why do I have to be in on these crises ? |