Example sentences of "wish [verb] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again the shadow was in her eyes , and Fergus , who would have wished to know more of this , felt her retreat a little from him . |
| 2 | The only sensible response to this , Neil decided ruefully , was to keep hold of the cane , and continue to threaten the bully with it , and for a very short space of time they circled around one another — neither man , it soon became plain , really wishing to do more than threaten . |
| 3 | Since anthropology is so much involved with recreating alien belief-worlds , with all the varied and competing value-systems that exist in other cultures , just as in our own , literary critics who would wish to acquire more flexibility in dealing with that collision of view-points which forms the basic experience of drama could do worse than to consult the anthropologists . |
| 4 | ‘ So , Corbett , do you wish to know more ? ’ |
| 5 | Meanwhile , the state family planning programmes continue to treat women as objects whose fertility needs to be controlled rather than as people who might wish to exercise more control over their lives . |
| 6 | After 1999 , Aegon will be able to inject any amount of new capital and should this be approved by the voting trust — which must be likely should it wish to generate more profits through business growth for the with-profits policyholders — then the with-profits fund must match Aegon 's injections ( which must be considered unlikely given the huge resources Aegon has access to ) or see its stake in the company diluted . |
| 7 | One person may wish to dedicate more of his time to other pursuits and therefore accept the authority of a reasonably just and competent government over a whole range of issues regarding which another may prefer to decide for himself , and be willing to invest the time and effort it takes to enable himself to decide wisely . |
| 8 | Depending on the strategies proposed suppliers may wish to give more information in certain areas . |
| 9 | The Prince of Wales has said he wishes to see more blacks in the Brigade of Guards . |
| 10 | A simple case is one where the public wishes to hold more notes and coin , as in the holiday season for example , and makes the appropriate withdrawals from its bank accounts . |
| 11 | The reader who wishes to have more detailed information on the various forms of physical treatments available should refer elsewhere . |
| 12 | I asked , as the rain had stopped and I wished to see more of Killala Bay . |
| 13 | Moreover , if banks wish to attract more borrowers , they might well consider how they can soften the rather forbidding image which we found they have for so many people . |
| 14 | If societies wish to attract more members and cash , they may be well advised to treat the general public with a little more courtesy , even those who are only ‘ armchair ’ enthusiasts . |
| 15 | Strict separation was the order of the day , forcing some couples to leave notes in drainpipes and resort to all kinds of strategies if they wished to communicate more than a passing word . |
| 16 | If you wish to write more than the simplest assembler code programs for the Z88 , you will need a considerable amount of technical information about the machine . |
| 17 | ‘ When the baby is ready , ’ Wilson said , ‘ it will find a way out and if you wish to know more you must ask your mother and father . ’ |
| 18 | But if you wish to know more you will have to ask Laura . |
| 19 | If you wish to do more than pay lip service to communication , consider these two key questions : |
| 20 | Now the Home Office has said , the Home Secretary rather , has said this year that he 's not granting any more policemen this year , but he also said that if county councils wished to fund more policemen , he would certainly look at that . |
| 21 | But , warmed by the fish baps and sweet tea , he wished to offer more of his home to his kind friends than he had previously rehearsed . |
| 22 | A man does not by nature wish to earn more and more money , but simply to live as he is accustomed to live and to earn as much as is necessary for that purpose . |