Example sentences of "wish [pers pn] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Max rang to wish me a merry one , followed by Lee and my sister-in-law , Maureen , and while Kenneth snoozed beside me I rang my ‘ lot ’ , culminating in a long chat with my lovely ex mom-in-law . |
| 2 | ‘ There is something , though — you would hardly ring me up this early just to wish me a happy birthday for tomorrow . ’ |
| 3 | But he woke me up this morning to wish me a happy anniversary . |
| 4 | I should like to thank Edward and Peter for their years of service to the Diocese and to wish them a long and happy retirement . |
| 5 | ‘ This red wine is to wish you a warm welcome . |
| 6 | May I take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in the School and to wish you a pleasant morning with us . |
| 7 | All at TODAY Racing would like to wish you a happy Christmas and a very profitable 1993 . |
| 8 | ‘ Because I was just about to wish you a happy birthday . ’ |
| 9 | I am writing ( I think ) out of turn , to wish you a happy birthday , & say that a small parcel is on the way . |
| 10 | Yeah , I said yeah I am , I said I 'm gon na drive up and see , so we got in , went up to Wendy 's , you could n't see through the door Pen , Penny and Kev said well we 'll drive round as well , I said well she 's had us up and down , cos one minute she was quite strong then the next she could n't cope , I said Wendy all I want you to ever know is that I 'm there , if ever you want me phone me , I do n't care whether it 's middle of the night , middle of the morning or whatever , so she says alright , anyway Penny went up , she said she could n't see anything she thinks she 's gone a bed and then me and Rudy went up , it must have been quarter to one cos I took him for a little walk and I got out the car and walked round the back and then , I could see her curtains were open and I could see a light on , so I went round the front and I shouted through the letter box , Wen it 's only me I 've come to wish you a happy new year , let's hope next year will be better than this one and she come to the door and she was broken hearted |
| 11 | It just remains for me to wish you a prosperous and happy one . |
| 12 | Here 's wishing you a great New Year of walking ! |
| 13 | Charles joins me in wishing you a perfect holiday , dearest Theo , |
| 14 | Judge Kenneth Richardson ordered charges to be dropped against the 27-year-old and said : ‘ Beyond wishing you a happy married life , I do not wish to say any more . ’ |
| 15 | Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year |
| 16 | George has completed 40 years ’ service with the company working in various locations and all his friends and colleagues gathered at Southall to wish him a long and happy retirement . |
| 17 | This is my 23-month-old granddaughter giving her fond father a real smacker to wish him a happy birthday — they say there 's nothing quite like a baby 's love ! |
| 18 | Rod Turnbull , Joint M.D. presented Riba with a cheque and a large card , signed by all those who had contributed , wishing her a happy retirement . |
| 19 | Neither spoke on the journey , but , after wishing her a formal ‘ Godnat ’ on the threshold of the hotel , he added casually , ‘ I 'll pick you up here at nine tomorrow morning and we can decide where to continue our search . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I 'll see all that next time , ’ I promised , wishing him a hasty farewell and lolloping rapidly into the station . |
| 21 | Lindsey closed her eyes , wishing him a million miles away . |
| 22 | Many of Hazel 's friends gathered at Yew Lodge to wish her a long and happy retirement , and regional managing director Graham Foote presented her with a microwave oven , a transistor radio , and numerous other gifts on behalf of her many friends and colleagues . |
| 23 | Jay descended from the heights of near madness to wish her a warm good evening . |
| 24 | Among the many friends who came to wish her a happy birthday were , he read a piece written for Miss Laye by the Hon. |
| 25 | And it was wonderful to have heard from Liz today , when her cousin had rung to wish her a happy birthday , that she was expected to be discharged from hospital in about a week 's time . |
| 26 | ‘ She came to wish us a safe journey , ’ Ranulf replied sarcastically . |
| 27 | Stop , do please inform me when you have been privatized and my , may I wish you a smooth change over . |
| 28 | I 'll be in again first thing in the morning to see him , so I 'll be able to come and wish you a Merry Christmas , Faye . ’ |
| 29 | As this will be the last magazine until late August , may I wish you a restful summer . |
| 30 | Stella hoped he might ask her to go with them but he did n't even say good-bye , not properly , let alone wish her a Merry Christmas . |