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 .
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