Example sentences of "wish [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lynn says … she could n't have wished for a bigger meeting in which to make her first run for Britain … she 's been training hard since the end of the track season and is in good form |
| 2 | There was no use pretending it had n't happened : I had wished for a pure Pacific experience , a truly new world experience at the dawning of this day , yet it had become hopelessly muddied with a relic of the old world and the Ocean whose time , we are now supposed to believe , has passed . |
| 3 | Larkins , who made 103 before retiring to give his team-mates a bat , could not have wished for a better comeback , and with Robin Smith making a stylish 70 , England made 263 for four from 50 overs . |
| 4 | The pairing family had been brought about , so Engels and Morgan believed , by women wishing for a little permanence in their domestic arrangements . |
| 5 | He was sitting with Mick at the top of a hill and he was wishing with a deep desire that he could remain in time , this present time , forever . |
| 6 | I think presumably you 'll be wishing at a later stage to look at what we 're proposing in erm in individual districts . |
| 7 | We think you 'll agree — you could n't wish for a better match . |
| 8 | It is time that your creative talents were developed alongside individuals who are of like mind and outlook , and you could not wish for a better planetary set-up to further your aims and ambitions : the past few years have taught you all you need to know about self-survival . |
| 9 | ‘ Sure I could n't wish for a better husband for her . ’ |
| 10 | You could n't wish for a better place to work . |
| 11 | Anglers and shooters may now wish for a lower profile and conflict with canoeists and ramblers respectively will bring publicity they could do without . |
| 12 | In short , pasta could n't wish for a tastier sauce to turn good old ‘ spag bol ’ into the most bellissima bolognese . |
| 13 | Kicked out of Footsie , Tarmac is trailing the class acts in building materials badly and must secretly wish for a German recession to unseat Redland and RMC from their pedestals . |
| 14 | It was with absolute truth that I answered one of the interviewers who asked ‘ Are you a bird of passage by choice or do you really wish for a steady job ? ’ |
| 15 | I do not wish in a paranoid fashion to make too much of any one of these facts taken in isolation . |
| 16 | They already have most of the good gifts one would wish upon a young couple . |
| 17 | One wishes for a good bath at the mere reminder . ’ |
| 18 | Bill was given a cheque with best wishes for a long and happy retirement , from all his friends in Scottish Amicable . |
| 19 | With very best wishes for a successful and enjoyable year , |
| 20 | Your Board and employees at all levels send you our very best wishes for a prosperous future with Palatine . |
| 21 | With very best wishes for a happy New Year , |
| 22 | We live in hope that John Hume 's mission to the Provos will succeed , like we always wish for a good summer . |
| 23 | You wish for a cool drink on my shady patio , do you not ? ’ |
| 24 | It is very understandable that those who wish for a federal Europe should have tried to undermine the credibility of the ‘ Fresh Start ’ Motion , since it attracted the names of over eighty Conservative Members of Parliament . |
| 25 | who doesnae wish for a Dishy Man to lick her inty shape . |
| 26 | Yes , he could go there if he wished as a lay evangelist . |
| 27 | and new manager John Gorman could't have dreamt up wished for a better start … |
| 28 | The fact that the army and guerrillas had agreed to meet directly for the first time was seen as a breakthrough and a indication that " professional " elements in the army leadership wished for a political solution . |
| 29 | I wished for a new dress as I washed and ironed my old yellow home-made mini for the hundredth time . |