Example sentences of "how [pers pn] wish i [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The front area of the house , including our bedroom , was dry , and how I wished I could lock myself in there and pretend the rest was n't happening . |
| 2 | How I wished I could buy him a record-player for all those useless records , but there was no point in thinking along those lines , so in the end I got him a belt , made of different coloured woven leathers , very gay and rather spivvy , only of course it would n't look spivvy on him . |
| 3 | Seven months on , how I wish I could say that the Escort/Orion range is at least going in the right direction . |
| 4 | How I wish I could find a master like you , tough and strong . |
| 5 | How I wish I could draw , Donald ! |
| 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 | ‘ How I wish I could be there to see it ! ’ |
| 8 | How I wish I could have helped him . ’ |