Example sentences of "[pers pn] always want to " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to Madonna , ‘ I always wanted to be a movie star . |
| 2 | I always wanted to be in show business and here I am — part of show business . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I was not the great campaigning journalist , but I always wanted to be able to give facts , be they favourable or unfavourable to the authorities . ’ |
| 4 | I always wanted to be an actor since I was about five and my parents would take me to the cinema and theatre . |
| 5 | Noel Blake summed up the general view : ‘ I always wanted to be a footballer ; there was never anything else . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ As far back as I can remember , ’ he confides , ‘ I always wanted to be a gangster . ’ |
| 7 | So I got er experience of three months now , that was really very nice experience which I always wanted to be a teacher although I did n't join here . |
| 8 | ‘ I started writing scripts when I was fifteen , ’ he said , ‘ and I always wanted to be a serious writer . |
| 9 | ‘ As far back as I can remember , ’ he confides , ‘ I always wanted to be a gangster . ’ |
| 10 | David said in an interview : ‘ She always wanted to be famous , always saying ‘ I want to be a star ’ . |
| 11 | Although she always wanted to be a writer , the theatre has claimed a lot of her energy ( she has been nominated for an Emmy and a Tony award ) . |
| 12 | She always wanted to be a vet , but she 's not up to the exams . |
| 13 | Did you always want to be an actor ? |
| 14 | ‘ Did you always want to be an armpit specialist ? ’ |
| 15 | Had you always wanted to be an actor ? |
| 16 | Had you always wanted to be a hairdresser ? |
| 17 | ‘ And that 's where you always wanted to be , was n't it ? ’ she said with a slow shake of her head . |
| 18 | It 's alright you always wanted to be a star . |
| 19 | So you always wanted to be a subject assessor ? |
| 20 | And these because you always wanted to be able to adapt rooms for different purposes and this folded back against the wall . |
| 21 | Why do they always want to be bosomy blondes is what I want to know . |
| 22 | He 's just a bit cleverer than the rest , but willing to take advice with it , and is happy being the writer he always wanted to be . |
| 23 | Simple as that And he always wanted to be in on any underground culture going . |
| 24 | He always wanted to be the most important thing in the room . |
| 25 | But he always wanted to be the one in control , the top dog , to be the one who could take off on a whim and relate his volatility to democratic individual freedom to do as one pleased — a special privilege to which only Americans were supposed to be entitled . |
| 26 | He always wanted to ‘ inform ’ . |
| 27 | In addition , we 're treated to Diddley 's special line in leg thrusts and his band 's synchronised ministry of funny walks , plus an exclusive interview that drifts between songs , where he explains how he always wanted to be a drummer . |
| 28 | ‘ I was never into boxing , but Ron , he always wanted to be fighting something . |
| 29 | Kim , I ask you , because he always wanted to be a spy ! |
| 30 | In addition , we 're treated to Diddley 's special line in leg thrusts and his band 's synchronised ministry of funny walks , plus an exclusive interview that drifts between songs , where he explains how he always wanted to be a drummer . |