Example sentences of "wish [pers pn] [vb mod] help " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do wish we could help her — somehow , ’ sighed Christine . |
| 2 | CROOKED tycoon Robert Maxwell 's widow wishes she could help the pensioners her husband robbed but says she has no spare money . |
| 3 | I am sorry your life is so burdensome , I only wish I could help in some way . |
| 4 | I wish I could help you and give you a little comfort . |
| 5 | I wish I could help him , Carey thought . |
| 6 | He said , ‘ I only wish I could help you more . |
| 7 | I wish I could help them somehow . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I wish I could help in some way , ’ she mused . |
| 9 | ‘ I wish I could help , ’ Belinda said slowly , ‘ but I ca n't . |
| 10 | I wish I could help you , but I 'm sure you 'll find it 's all a misunderstanding . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I wish I could help you more . |
| 12 | I just wish I could help you — properly , I mean . ’ |
| 13 | And — I wish I could help her . |
| 14 | I wished I could help him then ; he looked so down in the mouth hunched up by the stove . |
| 15 | Be very specific in spelling out desired actions , avoid being vague ( not ‘ I wish she 'd be more helpful ’ but ‘ I wish she 'd help me with the weekend shopping ’ ) . |
| 16 | Oh , Marion , I wish you could help me ! " |
| 17 | I wish he could help himself . |
| 18 | She knew how dispirited he must feel , but wished he would help her a bit more with the housework . |