Example sentences of "wish [verb] [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 No hard and fast rules can be laid down but generally we will wish to impart minimum information to obtain maximum in return .
2 This is causing considerable disquiet amongst TEC Board members who do not wish to see long-term plans hijacked by such short-term changes in the demand for national programmes arising from the recession Many employers are reluctant to become involved either because they have a shortage of work or they can not afford the financial contribution expected of them . ’
3 The Comintern worked predictably but with difficulty to establish control over the recalcitrant comrades in both factions but was faced with firm opposition from those who did not wish to see Korean communism become a minor branch of the world communist movement directed by Moscow .
4 Much as Moscow may , on grounds of economic sense , welcome a more integrated economic policy , she would not wish to see institutional machinery set up which compromised these discrete , private channels of manipulation and control .
5 Yoshida was no radical and did not wish to see drastic changes taking place within Japan .
6 The fact that cats are solitary hunters and would certainly not wish to let other felines join them in stalking a particular prey , makes this clicking noise something of a mystery .
7 Governments might also wish to protect domestic industries to maintain industrial activity within the country , or to maintain or develop the country 's involvement in certain key industries , such as electronics , defence equipment and so on .
8 The company want to be satisfied about the conditions under which the lift is being undertaken and may wish to charge additional premium to delete this exclusion .
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