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 .
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