Example sentences of "wish it to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We , the undersigned , wish it to be known that we utterly condemn the evil and inhuman system of slave labour . |
| 2 | Some wish it to be , and therefore are disposed to describe it as being , a school which serves the neighbourhood , and acts as a focus for its life . |
| 3 | But others ( or , paradoxically , the same people deploying a different argument ) wish it to be perceived as a microcosm for the whole of society — a school , therefore , in which all groups and classes mingle freely and naturally , whatever their economic position or home background . |
| 4 | PI Associates , sole manufacturers of PolyPads , wish it to be known that Bridlesuite of Lanarkshire have never been supplied with or ever stocked genuine PolyPads . |
| 5 | He then provided : ‘ I wish whatever legacies I have left to be paid by you , my dear son , and if any debt shall emerge , if I had borrowed anything for a time and shall owe it , I wish it to be paid by you , so that what I have left your sister may pass to her undiminished . ’ |
| 6 | The formal school , in short , remains separate from the community it serves very largely because the people in that community wish it to be so . |
| 7 | But for some , however much we wish it to be otherwise , grounds for divorce seem pressing in the desperate unhappiness and pain either or both partners appear to be experiencing . |
| 8 | Apologists wishing to stress the harmony between science and religion may gloss over those facets of Christianity as it was that distinguished it from Christianity as they now wish it to be . |
| 9 | It is quite adequately furnished but I wish it to be in really bon ton . |
| 10 | recognised that the situation might well have been different if , instead of the defendants simply threatening to ‘ black ’ the broadcast they had gone to the B.B.C. and said ‘ We wish it to be established as part of our conditions of employment that we are not required to work on broadcasts to South Africa . ’ |
| 11 | This close liaison with the NID was obviously liable to be misunderstood within the ranks of the BDDA so that is not surprising to find the BDDA 's annual report for 1925 explaining that : The executive committee wish it to be clearly understood that the NID is not antagonistic but rather complementary to our own Association . |
| 12 | However , I would net wish it to be thought that this was necessarily a unique example . |
| 13 | ‘ You think I wish it to be known that I brought a traitor here ? ’ |
| 14 | Roger O'Doherty , secretary of Age Concern in Derry , said : ‘ We wish it to be known that only evening activities are curtailed at present in the Whyte House . |
| 15 | At this keyword you must specify the time at which you wish LIFESPAN RDBI to run ( start time ) , the amount of time you wish it to run for ( duration ) , and the time at which you wish it to be re-scheduled ( repeat time ) . |
| 16 | If it is not set and you wish it to be then you should contact your LIFESPAN Manager . |
| 17 | If it is not set and you wish it to be then you should contact your LIFESPAN Manager . |
| 18 | ' — and not wish it to be shared too widely . |
| 19 | Well to be quite clear I 'm prepared to allow debate on that motion if you wish it to be if the majority of you wish there to be a fight , but if the majority wish the er to pass the vote on the amendment I will take that , do you wish to . |
| 20 | We wish it to be known that the mosquito is no relation to the Gadfly . |