Example sentences of "wish [pron] 'd [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wish I 'd keep the walkman that would be so wicked . |
| 2 | As she was to tell one of her oldest friends : ‘ I only wish I 'd put my foot down with them years ago . ’ |
| 3 | I wish I 'd put a jumper on |
| 4 | I wish I 'd put on Rich . |
| 5 | ‘ I wish I 'd come years ago ! ’ |
| 6 | I thought : ‘ I wish I 'd ha' went instead of me telling him I 'd stop with four hands . ’ |
| 7 | and I wish I 'd remember that fella I 'd had , I 'd tell him off |
| 8 | I almost wish I 'd become a cop-car driver instead of a journalist now ; this is such sweet driving . |
| 9 | I wish I 'd have took them out a long while ago when they were higher . |
| 10 | you know , quite , But I 'd wished I 'd , I wish I 'd have got those photographs to show off . |
| 11 | I wish I 'd have carried on with piano lessons . |
| 12 | think to myself well it 's six months I wish I 'd have done it in August , now . |
| 13 | Wish I 'd have took it up in August . |
| 14 | I wish I 'd have bought more of them . |
| 15 | I wish she 'd wear trainers . |
| 16 | Wish she 'd come and tell me how to set ours for a film that 's on about |
| 17 | Be very specific in spelling out desired actions , avoid being vague ( not ‘ I wish she 'd be more helpful ’ but ‘ I wish she 'd help me with the weekend shopping ’ ) . |
| 18 | ‘ I wish she 'd get her hair done , ’ Algy said when Lady Grubb was out of the room . |
| 19 | I wish she 'd die . |
| 20 | I 'm left staring at it with my adrenalin draining into the floorboards , and though I wish she 'd let me take them I find I 'm getting bored . |
| 21 | Oh , I wish she 'd hurry up and go to sleep ! |
| 22 | ‘ I wish you 'd eat in the kitchen or the dining-room , ’ she complained . |
| 23 | ‘ I wish you 'd lay off the make-up , though . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I just wish you 'd pull yourself together , ’ she said half despairingly . |
| 25 | ‘ I wish you 'd go on . |
| 26 | ‘ I wish you 'd go , Laura , ’ he said coldly . |
| 27 | ‘ I wish you 'd go ! ’ he said savagely . |
| 28 | ‘ Do n't be silly ; you know nothing about my career , pursued or otherwise , and I wish you 'd go away , ’ she added peevishly as she finally managed to drag her eyes from the grey warmth of his . |
| 29 | Securicor have joined the cowboys on the contract guarding and really I mean you must be getting sick of us getting up every time about security guards , but it 's an important problem and you must know that a lot of you must work at places where you 've got guards on the gate and we all should take a bit of interest in going to see these guards , find out that they 're working for two pound or two pound forty an hour , they 're working as many hours a week as they 'll actually work with no overtime rate , no night rate , no benefits worth having and I mean really I wish you 'd go to your companies and try and arrange site allowances , cos that 's the only way we 'll get any improvements , but when we talk about resolving grievances , we just took in Yorkshire region someone to a tribunal for constructive dismissal . |
| 30 | ‘ I wish you 'd stay , Athelstan , just for once ! ’ |