Example sentences of "wish i could [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wish I could talk longer because I 'd like to tell you about the lungs , but er , time 's still . |
| 2 | How often have we plodding climbers and walkers set them off and thought to ourselves : ‘ I wish I could travel as fast and effortlessly as that . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I wish I could do more . |
| 4 | I wish I could do more for them . ’ |
| 5 | I wish I could go there . |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , how I wish I could go home and find him there ! ’ thought Penny , as she hurried along the footpath that led to her house . |
| 7 | I mean I wish I could get away from school . |
| 8 | And er they happen came along er to tell us about the Aberystwyth trip we went off to Aberystwyth the students gave us a party and he said , Oh I like your meetings I wish I could come here more often . |
| 9 | I wish I could say exactly what I saw . |
| 10 | Rev Jim Caterer , vicar of Standish , said : ‘ I never say something is impossible but in this case I wish I could say just that . |
| 11 | ‘ Faith , I wish I could say as much , for I never mastered Latin , and have no Welsh . |