Example sentences of "wish [pers pn] 'd [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wish I 'd put on Rich . |
| 2 | ‘ I wish you 'd eat in the kitchen or the dining-room , ’ she complained . |
| 3 | ‘ I wish you 'd lay off the make-up , though . ’ |
| 4 | Securicor have joined the cowboys on the contract guarding and really I mean you must be getting sick of us getting up every time about security guards , but it 's an important problem and you must know that a lot of you must work at places where you 've got guards on the gate and we all should take a bit of interest in going to see these guards , find out that they 're working for two pound or two pound forty an hour , they 're working as many hours a week as they 'll actually work with no overtime rate , no night rate , no benefits worth having and I mean really I wish you 'd go to your companies and try and arrange site allowances , cos that 's the only way we 'll get any improvements , but when we talk about resolving grievances , we just took in Yorkshire region someone to a tribunal for constructive dismissal . |
| 5 | I wish you 'd think of something you would like for your birthday . |
| 6 | I wish they 'd pay for me . |
| 7 | I wish they 'd listen to other people . |
| 8 | Oh I wish they 'd come on shore , I wish they 'd come . ’ |
| 9 | I wish he 'd smile at me like that , Anne thought . |