Example sentences of "i wish [pron] [modal v] [vb infin] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said : ‘ I wish they would catch him . |
| 2 | I wish they would take me with them . |
| 3 | Some of the lecturers keep saying in a lecture , ‘ this is somehow related to something else you 've done somewhere else ’ and I wish they 'd tell us how it 's related to something else because half the time we ca n't see that . |
| 4 | There used to be some nice serials for They used to be thrilling you know , er I can remember I wish they 'd show them now They used to be what we used to call , The voice on the wire and then there was another serial called , Peggo the Ring . |
| 5 | I wish they 'd let me in . |
| 6 | ‘ I wish they 'd let me have my telephone , ’ Elinor whispered . |
| 7 | ‘ I wish they 'd let me go . ’ |
| 8 | " I wish they could give you an aspirin or something for it , though . |
| 9 | ‘ I wish we could move them along , but it is very difficult . |
| 10 | I wish we could get him to come to the meeting . |
| 11 | ‘ I wish we could understand it . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I wish ye would forget him , Rab . ’ |
| 13 | I wish he would give me some of that , I 'm flipping starved . |
| 14 | I wish he would give me some too , but I suppose he brought the bread just for the birds . |
| 15 | There is some fella he 's working in his back yard and he 's hammering all day , I I wish he 'd give it up . |
| 16 | I wish he 'd ask me , ‘ What are the voices saying ? ’ |
| 17 | I wish I may see it ! ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I wish I could experience it . |
| 19 | I wish I could give him a post , but I could not pass Lord Bute 's son with decency ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ I wish I could give you that , ’ he said . |
| 21 | I wish I could give you all that 's best , |
| 22 | I wish I could give you a simple straightforward answer , like " Each joke should be separated from the one before it by at least 1050 words ' . |
| 23 | Er and I wish I could give you , you know , a nice clear cut , definite answer but the Sale of Goods Act is rather vague on that point . |
| 24 | Now , thirty years later , I feel a great regret for the father of my first four years , who took me out , and who probably loved me , irresponsibly ( " it 's all right for him ; he does n't have to look after you " ) , and I wish I could tell him now , even though he was , in my sister 's words , a sod , that I 'm sorry for my years of rejection and dislike . |
| 25 | I wish I could tell him that we are all in the same boat . |
| 26 | She looked after him and said , in a low voice , ‘ I wish I could tell you what it was like in the desert . |
| 27 | I wish I could tell you about the new brand names that have entered my life to take their place alongside Sony , Miyake , Commodore , Brother , Byblos , Hitachi and Nintendo — Mama and Papas , Baby Gap , Avanti , Ultra-Togs , Mama Toto , Mini/Man . |
| 28 | I wish I could tell you myself how much I love you and miss you . |
| 29 | ‘ I wish I could tell you I 'd expected there to be . ’ |
| 30 | I wish I could tell you when the inspection for the Best Kept Village is to take place , but I 'm afraid it 's a well kept secret ! |