Example sentences of "[pers pn] wish they would [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said : ‘ I wish they would catch him . |
| 2 | I think they mean that I look fat and ugly and I wish they would keep their remarks to themselves . |
| 3 | I wish they would take me with them . |
| 4 | Some of the lecturers keep saying in a lecture , ‘ this is somehow related to something else you 've done somewhere else ’ and I wish they 'd tell us how it 's related to something else because half the time we ca n't see that . |
| 5 | There used to be some nice serials for They used to be thrilling you know , er I can remember I wish they 'd show them now They used to be what we used to call , The voice on the wire and then there was another serial called , Peggo the Ring . |
| 6 | I wish they 'd let me in . |
| 7 | ‘ I wish they 'd let me have my telephone , ’ Elinor whispered . |
| 8 | ‘ I wish they 'd let me go . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I wish they 'd turn their heads , ’ Chris said . |
| 10 | Well I wish they 'd correct your spelling . |