Example sentences of "wish i [vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | I wish I may see it ! ’ |
2 | 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 . |
3 | I wish I could tell him that we are all in the same boat . |
4 | Of course all this business must seem mysterious to you , and I only wish I could tell you … ’ |
5 | She looked after him and said , in a low voice , ‘ I wish I could tell you what it was like in the desert . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | I wish I could tell you myself how much I love you and miss you . |
8 | ‘ I wish I could tell you I 'd expected there to be . ’ |
9 | 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 ! |
10 | I wish I could love her as little as I like her . |
11 | ‘ I wish I could experience it . |
12 | I wish I could flush them out of my head . |
13 | ‘ I just wish I could control him , ’ she says . |
14 | ‘ 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 . |
15 | ‘ I wish I could do it . ’ |
16 | I wish I could give him a post , but I could not pass Lord Bute 's son with decency ’ . |
17 | ‘ I wish I could give you that , ’ he said . |
18 | I wish I could give you all that 's best , |
19 | I wish I could give you a simple straightforward answer , like " Each joke should be separated from the one before it by at least 1050 words ' . |
20 | Er and I wish I could give you , you know , a nice clear cut , definite answer but the Sale of Goods Act is rather vague on that point . |
21 | ‘ I wish I could forget you . |
22 | I wish I could make you happy , ’ he said , so sweetly and gently that I was ashamed of the laughter building up inside me , and of the thought , why he 's old enough to be my father . |
23 | I keep your letter in the top pocket of my shirt , right near my heart , but I wish I could hold you . |
24 | ‘ I wish I could sue you . |
25 | I never saw him again but to this day I wish I could take him to Ibrox and watch the Rangers with him and maybe buy him a half and half pint at one of the Govan pubs . |
26 | ‘ I wish I could take you out tomorrow , but I 'm working . |
27 | There 's photographs of some people , I wish I could get them 'em . |
28 | Wish I could get mine done for that ! |
29 | I wish I could hang it up and put on a new one ’ . ’ |
30 | I wish I could contact her . |