Example sentences of "wish for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The pairing family had been brought about , so Engels and Morgan believed , by women wishing for a little permanence in their domestic arrangements . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 ? ’ |
| 5 | One wishes for a good bath at the mere reminder . ’ |
| 6 | Bill was given a cheque with best wishes for a long and happy retirement , from all his friends in Scottish Amicable . |
| 7 | With very best wishes for a successful and enjoyable year , |
| 8 | Your Board and employees at all levels send you our very best wishes for a prosperous future with Palatine . |
| 9 | With very best wishes for a happy New Year , |
| 10 | We live in hope that John Hume 's mission to the Provos will succeed , like we always wish for a good summer . |
| 11 | You wish for a cool drink on my shady patio , do you not ? ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | who doesnae wish for a Dishy Man to lick her inty shape . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | I wished for a new dress as I washed and ironed my old yellow home-made mini for the hundredth time . |