Example sentences of "i do not wish [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do not wish to go to the Jonquil with you , ’ he said . |
| 2 | He might say to the doctor , ‘ I do not wish to live as a helpless paralytic . |
| 3 | Although I do not wish to dwell on it at this stage I feel I should say something regarding my understanding of Christianity . |
| 4 | People are petitioning for interviews but I do not wish to talk to them . |
| 5 | If I do not wish to continue after the three monthly issues I will write and let you know within 10 days of receiving my third issue and will not owe you a penny . |
| 6 | I do not wish to detract from all the good things about living in the U.S.A. , but I would like to assure ‘ Contact ’ readers that life over here is not all sunshine and roses . |
| 7 | I do not wish to gloat about the sad decline this season of Darlington , but I have written several letters pointing out the probable outcome relegation . |
| 8 | I do not wish to enter into the rights and wrongs of meat consumption versus vegetarianism or alcohol consumption versus abstention . |
| 9 | Before attempting to set out an approach to disruptive pupils , I believe it is important to preface the debate with a general comment on education — first , because the nature of the topic can generate emotions that lead to a distortion of the author 's overall perspective , and second , while I am critical of many educational responses to disruptive pupils I do not wish to add to teachers ' feelings of being under siege . |
| 10 | A man I do not wish to write for wants me to go to Vientiane , where virgins are $10 a go , and a woman I do wish to write for says it would never work because she is emotionally involved with me . |