Example sentences of "and [pers pn] wish i [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and I wish I 'd remember that fella I 'd had , I 'd tell him off |
| 2 | You 've been very good , and I wish I could explain things , but I must ask you to accept that I ca n't . |
| 3 | Nearly three months on and I still miss France and I wish I could go back , but I 'm enjoying myself here in Debenham being close to all my friends and family . |
| 4 | He 's proud that Romeo & Juliet introduced children to both Shakespeare and Prokofiev ‘ in a way that makes them think it 's not culture and a bit boring and I wish I could go and watch Neighbours . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Well , thought Spruce , recalling his Methodist boyhood , true enough , and I wish I could do the same right now . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I know of only one or two couples who have managed to stay together when one partner has been unfaithful and I wish I could pluck up the courage to ask them how they 've done it . |
| 9 | I mean … well , I mean , I 'm not sorry to leave the school , leave here , but I 'm sorry to leave you , and I wish I could see you again . |
| 10 | ‘ And I wish I could have spared more , for she was worth it . ’ |