Example sentences of "wish [pron] had [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Colwyn , who requested the match to be brought forward a week to avoid clashing with this weekend 's important game between Glamorgan and Durham at their Rhos on Sea ground , must have wished they had n't bothered . |
| 2 | I 'm going to wish I had n't said that . |
| 3 | If you get all serious , I 'll begin to wish I had n't said anything at all . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ He seems to wish I had n't come , ’ he said , angling for support . |
| 5 | Sara began to wish she had n't embarked on this explanation of how and why Matthew Preston owned half the house . |
| 6 | Fabia asked , beginning to wish she had never said anything . |
| 7 | Folly was beginning to wish she had never mentioned that she was seeing Luke , but her straightforward nature made it difficult to conceal something that was so far to the forefront of her mind . |
| 8 | Eleanor Thorne moved her head about uneasily on the pillow for a moment or two , wishing she had not complained about the soap , for now Alida might change the brand , keep that tablet to herself , And if it did not lather well , it had such a distinctive scent , a scent Eleanor liked . |
| 9 | She felt vaguely uneasy , wishing she had not come . |
| 10 | Glad she had avoided meeting Mrs Farraday ( nee Corbett ) , whom she imagined as some Gorgon straight from the pages of George Eliot , Penny swung down the drive , wishing she had not had to assume a double load of exercise books to avoid her . |
| 11 | She glanced away uncomfortably , staring down at her plate , fiddling with her spoon , wishing she had n't said anything . |
| 12 | She was really feeling tired now , half wishing she had n't indulged herself taking in the sights . |
| 13 | As he turned to face her , Ronni was suddenly wishing she had n't sat down quite so hurriedly . |
| 14 | Juliet felt awkward , wishing she had n't listened outside the curtains yesterday , and feeling a coward because she did n't really want to face her mother 's embarrassment . |
| 15 | ‘ I want to make you a proposition , ’ Emily said , almost wishing she had n't come . |
| 16 | Irene Markham indicated for her to sit down and she perched on the very edge of an upright chair suddenly feeling quite miserable and wishing she had n't come . |
| 17 | Lindsey sighed heavily , wishing she had never met Niall Grant , and knew that even that was n't true . |
| 18 | They only served to emphasise the power and toughness which was the man beneath the civilised veneer , and Fran shivered , wishing she had never started this by letting her emotions come to the surface . |
| 19 | wishing they had n't climbed so high . |
| 20 | Even now there are a few people waking up in Goroka hospital with only one arm , wishing they had n't got between Mr Cassowary and his girl-friends . " |
| 21 | WEST HAM 'S lowest League crowd for 35 years were left wishing they had n't bothered after this dismal affair . |
| 22 | Owen was beginning to wish he had n't told her . |
| 23 | He was beginning to wish he had n't brought Lee up to his room . |
| 24 | Beginning to wish he had never come , Mungo stood on the threshold of the last door . |
| 25 | He had begun to wish he had never come here , to Rab 's house . |
| 26 | Not certain what to do next , he was beginning to wish he had never come home . |
| 27 | ‘ That 's all right , ma'am , ’ the sergeant gulped , suddenly wishing he had not said anything . |
| 28 | Kate looked out to sea , wishing he had n't joined them . |
| 29 | He was still doing it over an hour later , frantically trying to remember everything and wishing he had somewhere to write it all down , when there was a sound of feet running up the stairs . |
| 30 | ‘ Agreed , ’ he answered reluctantly , wishing he had more to go on before meeting Leitzig . |