Example sentences of "i [adv] [verb] [pron] could have " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As I said to Sergei back at the hotel , I only wish we could have used our own people to babysit Mobuto . |
| 2 | I only wish I could have hit the third . ’ |
| 3 | I only wish I could have been with Mr Grant when he researched the feature . |
| 4 | you know I only wish I could have heard him |
| 5 | ‘ I just wish he could have been here to see it . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I just wish , I just wish I could have been there , ’ he blurts out . |
| 7 | ‘ I just wish I could have seen his face clearly for one last time . ’ |
| 8 | But the Junior also felt a little odd , the playing area being rather off to one side , so Hamer would say it 's this that they 've looked to address — but I still think they could have done it better . |
| 9 | ‘ You know , ’ said Angalo , ‘ I really wish I could have read more of The Spy With No Trousers . |