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Example sentences for "only wished"

  • Well its time to hop into the feathers and I only wished it was feathers but feathers comes off a chicken or something and I guess these matteresses we got is made out to Gary or Indiana Harbor or somewheres.

  • Notice them x marks again Al like in the other letter and the other letter was probably to Van Hindenburg to and I only wished I knew what the x marks means but maybe some of the birds that's all ready in the intelligents dept.

  • I only wished we was going tomorrow but I guess some of the boys would like it to never go up there but would rather stay here in this burg and think they was haveing a good time kidding with the French gals and etc.

  • I only wished to see if my orders had been attended to.

  • I only wished the ratio would show itself for once in Master Malte, for until now he appears to me a most irrational small quantity.

  • He should never forget her for that; and if ever the opportunity offered to render her any service, he only wished it would be a matter of life and death, else it would not be enough for him.

  • Luther, as he said, only wished to answer this diatribe out of regard to the position enjoyed by its author, and, from his sheer aversion to the book, for a long while postponed his reply.

  • He only wished to avoid, if possible, the dangers of internal warfare.

  • I only wished to ask you if you would know the girl again?

  • No, no," answered he; "I only wished to show you the worst side of the affair.

  • I only wished to see if you had not forgotten the name.

  • I only wished to be clear whether I ought to seek for my work.

  • He only wished it could be the same with his daughter.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    afterwards called; but according; only about; only answered; only because; only five; only four; only friend; only know; only know she came and went; only look; only more; only necessary; only once; only possible; only surviving; only then; only three; only too; only used; only want; only what; only when; strange city; true story; twentieth part