Example sentences of "wish i have " in BNC.

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31 I wish I 'd got some cos I could really do with a hot drink .
32 Positive thinking will have to wait a while , but it augurs well for one of the young ringsiders who turned up in his smartest suit and said : ‘ What a disgusting fight ; I wish I 'd worn my tracksuit . ’
33 ‘ I wish I 'd never told Joyce , ’ she said .
34 I wish I 'd stayed at home to clean the oven after all .
35 ‘ I wish I 'd never been born .
36 ‘ I wish I 'd known that . ’
37 ‘ I wish I 'd changed to diesel long ago .
38 ‘ I wish I 'd told him to , to … ’
39 ‘ I wish I 'd stayed a dancer . ’
40 But I wish I 'd been a snobby old ratbag with some power on the Inverness-shire County Council planning committee in the 60s .
41 ‘ I wish I 'd understood it more at the time . ’
42 Wish I 'd never bothered .
43 It was that easy I wish I 'd thought of it myself .
44 I wish I 'd thought …
45 I just wish I 'd had more respect for my body when I was younger .
46 'I wish I 'd gone with you . ’
47 I only wish I 'd known before that he was so ill .
48 Wish I 'd brought binoculars .
49 Wish I 'd thought to tape the call ; could have been a bootleg bestseller .
50 ‘ I wish I 'd known .
51 ‘ I have learned so many things I wish I 'd never had to learn .
52 I wish I 'd asked my Jo where she was going
53 A lot of women write and say I wish I 'd met you 20 years ago .
54 But I wish I 'd known .
55 WHEN the artist Whistler came up with a memorable quip , Oscar Wilde observed wistfully : ‘ I wish I 'd said that . ’
56 A great gimmick and I wish I 'd thought of it .
57 How I wish I 'd seen Shirley Cowling 's article ( Nov '91 ) on ‘ Choosing the first machine ’ eight years ago !
58 Or , in the case of Antonia , her fame , her futon , her cheques from the newspapers and the cry : ‘ I wish I 'd never got involved with him . ’
59 ‘ I just wish I 'd kept my flies fastened that day , ’ he said .
60 I wish I 'd never started all this .
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