Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] they wish [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Many teachers are now suffering from or showing signs of stress-related illnesses so that they wish to take early retirement , some on the grounds of ill-health , or are eager to leave the profession altogether , ’ the Belfast secondary teacher added . |
| 2 | It is merely that they wish to question me , for I had responsibility for the food last night . |
| 3 | I would suggest that the major item which the government has to give priority to is unemployment , especially if they wish to continue in office after three years , which I forecast could be the timing of the next general election if all goes well . |
| 4 | Right , very good , that 's all from Headquarters , right then we move on to then any other business , erm I think mainly it 's just the odd verse with arrangements for next meeting , because our next meeting is our own A G M , erm , at , which we erm elect our officers for the next year , er , and there are , are other arrangements to make , erm we sometimes put a little form do n't we on the end of the minutes that , people to fill in if they wish to nominate someone , I think we should do that even though very , very rarely gets actually filled in , erm , and we have some post which we have elections for others where we can phone the people who are doing those jobs and , and hope they 'll carry on . |
| 5 | Out-of-town businessmen use our facilities , especially when they wish to impress important clients . ’ |
| 6 | And the other one takes seventy minutes or longer if they wish to examine things . |
| 7 | This is not because they wish to act in the public interest as exemplified in the values of their political masters , but rather because they wish to succeed in their careers and the way to do so is to appear efficient . |
| 8 | Consequently more students in this are group are having to pay fares — a very cogent reason , indeed , for them to choose carefully where they wish to study . |
| 9 | This is not because they wish to act in the public interest as exemplified in the values of their political masters , but rather because they wish to succeed in their careers and the way to do so is to appear efficient . |
| 10 | We should be approaching selected companies now , and finding out whether they wish to develop this standard . |
| 11 | This state can be induced in about three-quarters of the population ; the rest for some unknown reason can not achieve it even if they wish to do so . |
| 12 | In the case of remand prisoners there is often no opportunity to work , even if they wish to do so . |
| 13 | However , for such publishers , the launching pad is there if they wish to see and use it . |