Example sentences of "wish [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She smiled up at him , wishing she could will the tension out of his body , wishing she could make him relax that guard . |
| 2 | yeah , do you wish you 'd like it done now |
| 3 | When I tell you the reason I 'm going you 'll wish you 'd let me go . |
| 4 | Wish I could get mine done for that ! |
| 5 | Again more mildly , she added , ‘ I wish I could forbid you to go on seeing her . ’ |
| 6 | Wish I could say I did do something organised and worthwhile on a regular basis . ’ |
| 7 | I wished I could direct her to bring the ship to my rescue . |
| 8 | When Lili stopped speaking I wished I could ask her to repeat what she had said , but already she was lighting a cigarette and talking about linen . |
| 9 | I wished I could get it permed again . |
| 10 | I 'm left staring at it with my adrenalin draining into the floorboards , and though I wish she 'd let me take them I find I 'm getting bored . |
| 11 | She wished she could say she knew she was being difficult and edgy , taking it out on him because she 'd been denied another child . |
| 12 | ‘ I wish you 'd let me sleep in another bed . |
| 13 | ‘ I wish you 'd let me explain to Old Red . |
| 14 | ‘ I wish you 'd let me explain . ’ |
| 15 | I wish you 'd let me cook something for you , what about an omelette ? ’ |
| 16 | He said , contrite , ‘ I wish you 'd let me read your diary sometime . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I wish you 'd let me look at it . ’ |
| 18 | I wish we could get him to come to the meeting . |
| 19 | ‘ I wish they 'd let me go . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I wish they 'd let me have my telephone , ’ Elinor whispered . |
| 21 | She wished he would understand she wanted him to go but Shildon sat there while she dialled and then he went into the garden . |