Example sentences of "wish it could " in BNC.
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1 | I reached it , peeled it off sadly , wishing it could have had its liberty , and walked back with it flapping to be free . |
2 | ‘ I think that 's most unlikely , ’ said Melissa , wishing it could be true . |
3 | I wish it could be said to be a gain to the Faculty of Theology . ’ |
4 | I wish it could be always summer and autumn , with you always loving me ! ’ |
5 | Oh yeah , there was n't that erm gar garden centre , it was on the radio today and he 's saying erm , I really regret having the face changed , he said I wish it could be back |
6 | After watching feeble jokes about Norma Major 's voting intentions and Neil Kinnock 's image , I wished it could have been monitored for an injection of humour . |
7 | Their relationship was civilized and uncomplicated , and she wished it could have been that way too for Vi and Jane . |
8 | But I know she wished it could have been different . |
9 | The pegs were plentiful , but F not needed for a pull , and as I swept my feet from left to right across the wall on little orange nubbins and small edges below good fingerlocks , in a thin , horizontal crack , I wished it could go on and on . |
10 | There is no doubt that Michael Joyce wished it could be so . |
11 | She wished it could be dear Loulou . |
12 | Just the way you once wished it could when you were regretting the good old days when a man could keep his unsuitable mistress hidden away , knowing she 'd be there waiting upon his pleasure , whenever he felt the urge and could spare the time to see her . |