Example sentences of "wish we [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wish we had sand to give us a grip . ’ |
| 2 | I wish we had set up the amp . ’ |
| 3 | I felt it was a nice earner all the time and now , in hindsight , I wish we had n't frittered the money away so easily . |
| 4 | ‘ But I wish we had played it more for comedy — it was too depressing . |
| 5 | ‘ I wish we had some proper windows , ’ said Gurder , wistfully . |
| 6 | I wish we had waited and done it properly — with our relations and friends . |
| 7 | ‘ I just wish we had a money tree and we could shake it and produce money to save the Naze . ’ |
| 8 | In a way I wish we had n't re-released that song because it 's not that strong . |
| 9 | After the service , Peter said , ‘ I wish we had n't slept together . |
| 10 | ‘ This is a very painful move for us , but we do n't want to wake up a year from now and wish we had n't done it , ’ Next founder Steve Jobs told United Press International . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh , I wish we had n't come ! ’ said Phyllis . |
| 12 | I wish we had n't got so many clothes on . |
| 13 | But , bloody wish we had . |
| 14 | I wish we had a man with us . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I wish we had never come back to this house . |
| 16 | I made it clear on a number of occasions over recent years that there was , in retrospect , one change that I wish we had not made at the time , but it was one that was urged on us by right hon. Gentlemen opposite . |
| 17 | They have made no impression on the Yugoslavian tragedy — so much so that I wish we had developed our own foreign policy towards the future of Yugoslavia in general and to the states of Slovenia and Croatia in particular . |
| 18 | And I wish we had news of Mr. Stevenson . |
| 19 | Maybe I 'm just saying I wish we had n't done the things that went wrong — old men think like that kit themselves along . |
| 20 | We wish we had n't done this as they are valuable now and we ca n't get them out ! " |
| 21 | Sometimes I wish we had a cat . |
| 22 | I wish we had someone better than Aschmann , but if that is the best we can do , then we shall have to manage . |
| 23 | ‘ I wish we had a tape recording of our last night together — ’ |
| 24 | I only wish we had one in County Durham providing high standards of education . ’ |
| 25 | I wish we had time to talk more about this . |
| 26 | I wish we lived there , Albert Sandwich is luck . |
| 27 | ‘ I wish we knew what they are saying . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I wish we knew where the verderers are now , ’ Marian said . |
| 29 | I wish we knew more about it , though . " |
| 30 | I wish we knew what caused the fire . ’ |