Example sentences of "wish [pron] could [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I — wishing I could say something really imposing , like Montmorency or Fitzpomeroy — said trenchantly : ‘ The name is Smith . ’ |
| 2 | She smiled up at him , wishing she could will the tension out of his body , wishing she could make him relax that guard . |
| 3 | Ruth shivered , wishing she did n't understand so perfectly , wishing she could hide it from herself . |
| 4 | ‘ Were there any in the garden ? ’ asked Taheb , wishing she could draw her hand away . |
| 5 | ‘ You took nothing I did n't want to give , ’ she said , wishing she could see his face . |
| 6 | ‘ What are you up to ? ’ she frowned , wishing she could see his face . |
| 7 | Fran swallowed hard , feeling the bitter taste of fear burning her throat as she stared into the man 's cold , flat eyes , wishing she could find her voice to tell him what he could do with his threats . |
| 8 | Initially it was the drumming that got me bouncing in my seat , but when the bass came in I just could n't help grinning insanely at all the other drivers , wishing they could hear it too ( mind you , I had it up so loud that they probably could ) . |
| 9 | Do n't you wish you could eat him just like you ate your eggs ? |
| 10 | ‘ I do wish we could help her — somehow , ’ sighed Christine . |
| 11 | As for the wood , the Younger Brother wishes he could hear something from outside it , bleat or whistle or cockcrow : |
| 12 | Now , thirty years later , I feel a great regret for the father of my first four years , who took me out , and who probably loved me , irresponsibly ( " it 's all right for him ; he does n't have to look after you " ) , and I wish I could tell him now , even though he was , in my sister 's words , a sod , that I 'm sorry for my years of rejection and dislike . |
| 13 | I wish I could tell him that we are all in the same boat . |
| 14 | Of course all this business must seem mysterious to you , and I only wish I could tell you … ’ |
| 15 | She looked after him and said , in a low voice , ‘ I wish I could tell you what it was like in the desert . |
| 16 | I wish I could tell you about the new brand names that have entered my life to take their place alongside Sony , Miyake , Commodore , Brother , Byblos , Hitachi and Nintendo — Mama and Papas , Baby Gap , Avanti , Ultra-Togs , Mama Toto , Mini/Man . |
| 17 | I wish I could tell you myself how much I love you and miss you . |
| 18 | ‘ I wish I could tell you I 'd expected there to be . ’ |
| 19 | I wish I could tell you when the inspection for the Best Kept Village is to take place , but I 'm afraid it 's a well kept secret ! |
| 20 | I wish I could love her as little as I like her . |
| 21 | ‘ What I mean is that I wish I could snap my fingers and suddenly there 'd be a band playing some soft , slow music . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I wish I could experience it . |
| 23 | I wish I could flush them out of my head . |
| 24 | Ah I wish I could lift my carpet up . |
| 25 | ‘ I just wish I could control him , ’ she says . |
| 26 | ‘ I wish I could court you with beautiful words , ’ the farmer went on , ‘ but I can only say I love you madly and want you for my wife . |
| 27 | ‘ I wish I could do something for them , ’ she said , and the concern in her voice was now innocent of duplicity . |
| 28 | ‘ I wish I could do something . ’ |
| 29 | I wish I could do something ! ’ |
| 30 | I wish I could do something to stop it but I 'm not going to deny it and you 'd be a liar if you tried . ’ |