Example sentences of "[modal v] wish [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , if at a later date someone should wish to cure the horse of such a bad habit they will find it difficult to do so . |
| 2 | For example , a boycott of mail to a foreign country adversely affects all persons who might wish to use the mail service to that country . |
| 3 | But we will suppose that our researcher is cautious in making claims , and so might wish to extend the enquiry and see whether the same results can be replicated with different subjects doing different tasks . |
| 4 | This evening after dinner you might wish to take the train ( 20 minutes ) in to Amsterdam for an exhilarating evening in what is undoubtedly Europe 's most surprising city . |
| 5 | Perhaps in the future when the competition is open to all Catholic senior schools and colleges between the Scottish border and the River Humber on the east side of the Pennines , those who were given the chance initially might wish to join the fold . |
| 6 | The seller might wish to cancel the contract if it proves too difficult or costly to perform , but this is not a feature of the straightforward contracts that would be covered by the use of Precedent 1 . |
| 7 | Someone with imagination and funds might wish to recreate the villa to Soane 's original designs . |
| 8 | Section 20(6) defines consumer as follows : ( a ) in relation to any goods , it means any person who might wish to be supplied with the goods for his own private use or consumption ; ( b ) in relation to any services or facilities , it means any person who might wish to be provided with the services or facilities otherwise than for the purposes of any business of his ; and ( c ) in relation to any accommodation , it means any person who might wish to occupy the accommodation otherwise than for the purposes of any business of his . |
| 9 | For instance , a national fuel distributor or utility might wish to identify the location of homes with electric or oil-fired central heating on a town-by-town basis outside the domestic gas supply network . |
| 10 | The principal objective of purchaser research is to identify companies in the same business sector which may wish to acquire the client 's business . |
| 11 | If the tree has not yet reached its mature height , then you may wish to anticipate the likelihood of a problem occurring if the tree is allowed to grow unchecked . |
| 12 | I would be most grateful if you could pass this information on to any representative of your sport whom you think may wish to attend the conference . |
| 13 | You may wish to time the cake cutting and speeches so that later arrivals can enjoy them . |
| 14 | My father was Hugh Oliver Russell , however much you may wish to disown the connection . ’ |
| 15 | ( c ) a highly-leveraged bid , again because lenders may wish to use the target 's assets as security for their loans without minority opposition ; |
| 16 | You may wish to illustrate the effect on that profit of having 100 beds in stock which were bought at £100 . |
| 17 | Some mature students with children or families , already occupying council accommodation elsewhere , may wish to explore the possibility of council-property exchange through their local authority , for the duration of their course , or permanently . |
| 18 | Tutors may wish to explore the fact that in many cases these are not included in business accounts on the basis of materiality and cost/benefit of keeping track of them . |
| 19 | Some women may wish to pay the Poll Tax bill of another member of the family . |
| 20 | Goatkeepers may wish to synchronise the onset of oestrus in their goats to make use of a visiting male , artificial insemination or embryo transfer . |
| 21 | You may wish to consider the nature of its nationalisation programme and critically examine how radical or socialist it was . |
| 22 | Every church ought to provide ready access to its organ for those who are learning or may wish to learn the instrument . |
| 23 | The lawyer may wish to eschew the elevation of efficiency if he thinks it is being pursued at the expense of other desirable goals such as fairness and equality of opportunity , goals which he may feel are more important than efficiency . |
| 24 | A reference to damage caused by the insured risks ( as defined ) should be excepted and the tenant may wish to reduce the number of people for whom the tenant may be vicariously liable . |
| 25 | As we saw earlier , either you or your employer may wish to shorten the notice period . |
| 26 | A defendant to any action may wish to dispute all or part of the liability asserted by the plaintiff , or may disagree with the amount claimed whilst admitting liability , or may wish to dispute the claim and make a counterclaim against the plaintiff . |
| 27 | Another historian or student may wish to check the evidence . |
| 28 | This is intended to be an introduction to the project and therefore there will be no admission charge to the site on this occasion , although a couple of conation boxes will be suitably positioned for those who may wish to assist the project in this way ! |
| 29 | You can COPY direct to a disk , as shown above , or you may wish to COPY the file into a DIRECTORY on another disk . |
| 30 | Thus , for example , the prison service may wish to pursue the twin goals of the punishment of offenders and at the same time their rehabilitation . |