Example sentences of "i wish [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wished somebody would show me a weapon |
| 2 | I wished I had n't come , I wished I 'd cut him out of my life . |
| 3 | But the family were often sad , and I wished I could make them happy . |
| 4 | When Lili stopped speaking I wished I could ask her to repeat what she had said , but already she was lighting a cigarette and talking about linen . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Ricard vanished and I wished I could follow him . |
| 7 | I wished I could direct her to bring the ship to my rescue . |
| 8 | I wished I could get it permed again . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , I wished I could see her . |
| 10 | I wished I could help him then ; he looked so down in the mouth hunched up by the stove . |
| 11 | She said : ‘ I wish they would catch him . |
| 12 | I wish they would take me with them . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | I wish they 'd let me in . |
| 16 | ‘ I wish they 'd let me have my telephone , ’ Elinor whispered . |
| 17 | ‘ I wish they 'd let me go . ’ |
| 18 | " I wish they could give you an aspirin or something for it , though . |
| 19 | ‘ I wish we could move them along , but it is very difficult . |
| 20 | I wish we could get him to come to the meeting . |
| 21 | ‘ I wish we could understand it . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I wish ye would forget him , Rab . ’ |
| 23 | I wish he would give me some of that , I 'm flipping starved . |
| 24 | I wish he would give me some too , but I suppose he brought the bread just for the birds . |
| 25 | There is some fella he 's working in his back yard and he 's hammering all day , I I wish he 'd give it up . |
| 26 | I wish he 'd ask me , ‘ What are the voices saying ? ’ |
| 27 | I wish I may see it ! ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I wish I could experience it . |
| 29 | I wish I could give him a post , but I could not pass Lord Bute 's son with decency ’ . |
| 30 | ‘ I wish I could give you that , ’ he said . |