Example sentences of "and i wish " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you have to go home now , and I wish you would n't , then call me tomorrow and give me a date . |
| 2 | And I wish they would n't ask about Mum and Dad and Annie and Mrs Seaton . |
| 3 | I could n't get Nutty to wear that flowered frock you gave him , he 's dead ignorant and I wish you 'd send the lads to sort him out again . |
| 4 | I think they mean that I look fat and ugly and I wish they would keep their remarks to themselves . |
| 5 | I do not even like to see her , it makes me uncomfortable and I wish her gone , as quickly as possible . ’ |
| 6 | And I wish to argue further that in using drama to promote the individual 's growth we have inadvertently distorted drama itself on two counts . |
| 7 | Even if legitimate authority is limited by the condition that its directives are not binding if clearly wrong , and I wish to express no opinion on whether it is so limited , it can play its mediating role . |
| 8 | Madame la Comtesse , I have been in love with Mademoiselle your daughter for a long time and I wish to make her my wife . |
| 9 | Then at last he said : ‘ Gentlemen — and ladies , pardon me — I have given much thought to these matters and I wish to say here in confidence to you , that while there remains between myself and many of those present differences of interpretation as to what is really occurring in Europe at this moment , despite this , as to the main points that have been raised in this house , I am convinced , gentlemen , convinced both of their justice and their practicality . ’ |
| 10 | I do n't know what to do and I wish I 'd never become involved . |
| 11 | Of course , I 've never thought her dizzy ; I 've always admired her , and I wish I had a little of her grey matter . ’ |
| 12 | And I wish you luck . ’ |
| 13 | My search for myself was throughout the universe and this is the moment of meeting and I wish that all my life will continue in the joy of a lasting reunion . |
| 14 | There is no space to go into detail about the ding-dong and the relevance of that remark , but it is gentlemanly mayhem at its best and I wish I had seen the first encounters between the CSIRO and its critic , who , I infer , also had a go at the research on skeleton weed . |
| 15 | And I wish with this high seating position that the rear view mirror was n't so directly in my line of sight . |
| 16 | Good night , miss , and I wish you the compliments of the season , I 'm sure ! ’ |
| 17 | If you 're still interested , do n't forget to place your order with a good dealer , and I wish you good luck in preserving your fingers . |
| 18 | At only 18 , Dundas will be seeing things through young and excited eyes and I wish him the best . |
| 19 | In fact , the input and headphone sockets are neatly recessed so they 're almost flush with the front panel , which is a neat way of finishing them off and I wish more companies would look at ideas like this . |
| 20 | It 's always like this after a show , an anticlimactic darkness , and I wish I was a typist . |
| 21 | But his sacking was an injustice and I wish him all the best in his appeal . ’ |
| 22 | It 's a great move for him and I wish him luck . |
| 23 | ‘ But they won through in a dour encounter and I wish them well in the next round . |
| 24 | ‘ And I wish I could have spared more , for she was worth it . ’ |
| 25 | She 's a beautiful young lady , and I wish you both well ; but I 've got my living to earn , and the place must be kept respectable . |
| 26 | I 've explained it often enough to you , Frank , and I wish you 'd accept what I say . |
| 27 | He added : ‘ Tony and I are good friends and I wish him all the best . |
| 28 | A great gimmick and I wish I 'd thought of it . |
| 29 | ‘ You just never know what 's going to happen in a fight and I wish Lewis all the best . ’ |
| 30 | NME has yet to print anything nasty about Kingmaker , and I wish they 'd hurry up and do something because NME are a completely unchallenging and boring music paper who do nothing to contribute to today 's thing . |