Example sentences of "[pron] wish they 'd [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the lecturers keep saying in a lecture , ‘ this is somehow related to something else you 've done somewhere else ’ and I wish they 'd tell us how it 's related to something else because half the time we ca n't see that . |
| 2 | ‘ I wish they 'd move off , ’ Artemis confessed , ‘ before Hullabaloo causes a real hullabaloo . ’ |
| 3 | I wish they 'd stop asking all these questions — I 'm getting a bit confused . |
| 4 | As Gary and I have mentioned so many times , I wish they 'd stop doing that . |
| 5 | Well I wish they 'd stop changing the words on the tape , it 's ridiculous . |
| 6 | I wish they 'd stop going on about Christmas for heaven 's sake , . |
| 7 | I wish they 'd stop . |
| 8 | I wish they 'd pay for me . |
| 9 | There used to be some nice serials for They used to be thrilling you know , er I can remember I wish they 'd show them now They used to be what we used to call , The voice on the wire and then there was another serial called , Peggo the Ring . |
| 10 | I have no strong views on the trousseau , but I wish they 'd show that famous snap again , the one where she 's holding the kid in her arms and you can see right through her dress . |
| 11 | I wish they 'd let me in . |
| 12 | ‘ I wish they 'd let me have my telephone , ’ Elinor whispered . |
| 13 | ‘ I wish they 'd let me go . ’ |
| 14 | NME has yet to print anything nasty about Kingmaker , and I wish they 'd hurry up and do something because NME are a completely unchallenging and boring music paper who do nothing to contribute to today 's thing . |
| 15 | ‘ I wish they 'd hurry up and find me another girl , ’ he muttered irritably . |
| 16 | I wish they 'd hurry up and score Neil |
| 17 | I wish they 'd hurry up and score , corner where you going with this one now , oh dear , ooh Christ well they ha come on |
| 18 | I wish they 'd listen to other people . |
| 19 | I wish they 'd have gone a bit faster . |
| 20 | I wish they 'd put more of the stuff on to the |
| 21 | Oh I wish they 'd come on shore , I wish they 'd come . ’ |
| 22 | Oh I wish they 'd come on shore , I wish they 'd come . ’ |
| 23 | I wish they 'd come back twice a week to protest , but our jobs are on the line |
| 24 | I wish they 'd learn how to march round corners for a change . |
| 25 | ‘ I wish they 'd turn their heads , ’ Chris said . |
| 26 | Well I wish they 'd correct your spelling . |
| 27 | Bet you wish they 'd come earlier . |