Example sentences of "only [vb base] we [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet , like the rest , this is a persuasive performance , and I only hope we shall have more Arnold from American players . |
| 2 | I only wish we could show them more of it ’ . |
| 3 | I presume the reason for the change is to ensure prompt receipt of the subscriptions — I only wish we could do the same with our customers ! |
| 4 | ‘ As I said to Sergei back at the hotel , I only wish we could have used our own people to babysit Mobuto . |
| 5 | I only wish and I mean this very sincerely I only wish we could spend as much time and as often as is spent discussing fox hunting on the county 's homeless , on abused children , on the handicapped , on the increasing crime and on unemployment and I only wish that the media and the public and even members of this council would take as much notice of that as they do about this debate on fox hunting . |
| 6 | ‘ I only wish we could see more of your family . ’ |