Example sentences of "[unc] wish for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In spite of the bad news , Mr Alphandéry 's wish for a buoyant bourse by the autumn may come true . |
| 2 | Stephanie Moore said yesterday : ‘ We appreciate the good wishes of all our friends inside and outside football , and are grateful they respected the family 's wish for a private funeral . ’ |
| 3 | Nor did she refrain from alluding , in the closing passages of her speech , to Mrs Thatcher 's wish for a moral revival in England . |
| 4 | It depended for its success on the motives of those involved , like Jerry Crichton 's need for the satisfaction of peaceful authority or Toby Knight 's wish for a permissible framework to act out his resentment of the world . |
| 5 | He was convinced that if executed , it would meet Palmerston 's wish for a bright and cheerful building . |