Example sentences of "[pron] do [adv] wish to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do not wish to be hard upon poor people in great affliction ; but I can not help thinking that they have been doing for hundreds of years past something very like what the Bible calls ‘ tempting God' ’ — staking their property and their lives upon the chances or no earthquakes coming , while they ought to have known that an earthquake might come an day . ’ |
| 2 | I do not wish to be like those dumpy , chisel-faced women with shopping baskets who tut-tut scandals to each other between the stacked shelves of dog-food , striped toothpaste , coloured toilet-rolls and instant mashed potato in the supermarket opposite the triangle of Shepherd 's Bush Green . |
| 3 | ‘ I do not wish to be spared … |
| 4 | I can not change this and I do not wish to . |
| 5 | Our talk was full of her locutions , such as ‘ I do not wish to be speaking of it ’ , or ‘ in all the ways that do n't go into words ‘ . |
| 6 | I do not wish to be a martyr . |
| 7 | From now onwards I do not wish to be lectured about smoking , drinking , the environment or what architecture I should admire . |
| 8 | In contrast to our previous example we shall now investigate a cylindrical beam consisting of two kinds of charge carriers : negative electrons and some positive particles , which I do not wish to be more precise about at the moment . |
| 9 | But I do not wish to . |
| 10 | I have founded my judgment upon the grounds which I have already expressed , but I do not wish to be understood as thereby negativing the proposition that a defence might be set up on the alternative basis mentioned by Willes J. In my opinion this appeal should be allowed . |
| 11 | ‘ Lord , ’ said Moses , ‘ I do not wish to be your agent . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ For myself , I do not wish to be family , ’ he murmured , his glance sweeping over her pale face . |
| 13 | I do not wish to be seen here , do you understand me ? |
| 14 | I have allowed several interruptions and , although I do not wish to be discourteous , I should get on . |
| 15 | ‘ That I do n't wish to be your friend . |
| 16 | ROS : I do n't wish to be reminded of it . |
| 17 | I do n't wish to be disrespectful , and everybody has a right to their own taste , but it was the colour of it that really put me off . |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't wish to be unkind , but I do n't want to see you again . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Perhaps because I do n't wish to be shot . ’ |
| 20 | I mean the one thing that has happened in recent times , and I do n't like prophecies so , I do n't wish to be a part of one , let's be clear about that , I 'm doing this as an analyst . |
| 21 | My understanding of the situation in Hambledon is that there are , we 're talking only small figures I realize , there are twenty commitments currently , within that area , erm clearly there are going to be some unidentified sites come forward erm , I do n't wish to er critical of that figure , I would accept the figure . |
| 22 | From the Federation 's point of view , er I have substantially difficult , a difficulty , in guiding you as to where the new settlement ought to be , because in effect I would be choosing between members , and that is a certain route to my unemployment , if I were to do that , and I do n't wish to be unemployed . |
| 23 | I I do n't wish to , to quibble but is actually a cost minus basis industry is not being paid its full costs for this programme , they 've been paid a percentage less than the cost they actually incur . |
| 24 | I do n't wish to be rude , would you excuse me I have a bus to get to . |
| 25 | If it were more forcefully to challenge the ageism that underlies the social structure , would it be in danger of provoking a backlash from those of its supporters who do not wish to be reminded that all is not well , despite their charity ? |
| 26 | Additional home support can be provided for a further 10 clients who do not wish to or can not attend the day centre . |
| 27 | Does it have a negative and disproportionately large influence on those who are not selected , especially those who do not wish to be considered for selection ? |
| 28 | In the last resort , it is the global control of capital and labour that is the decisive factor for those who do not wish to be excluded from the system . |
| 29 | The Rev. William Harper , who has championed the pensioners ' cause , acted as a go-between for the couple , who do not wish to be named . |
| 30 | ‘ You need n't come to the house if you do n't wish to . |