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Example sentences for "you wish"

  • If you wish," said the Lion, "I will go into the forest and kill a deer for you.

  • When he saw Dorothy and her companions the man asked, "What do you wish in the Emerald City?

  • If you wish me to use my magic power to send you home again you must do something for me first.

  • Then Oz asked, "What do you wish me to do?

  • You gentlemen can go ahead, kill, burn, and destroy if you wish.

  • Yes, I will leave word that I have gone in the sudden pursuit of smugglers; or I will remain here as you wish, and send those who may follow back again.

  • I hate him: but, however, if you wish it, I'll try to endure his presence for a while.

  • Dear master, it shall be as you wish, for have I not sworn to obey you for ever in all things?

  • I can take you to-morrow to see them if you wish.

  • I will swear it if you wish," said Rezanov frigidly.

  • If you wish, you may think that my choice of a husband is determined by ambi- tion, that I am dazzled with the thought of court life in St. Petersburg, of being the consort of a great and wealthy noble.

  • If you wish to prove your loyalty command the Princess Emma to fulfil the promise you made my father--command her to wed me at once.

  • I have handed Prince Peter the necessary military passes to carry you safely through our lines, and tomorrow you may be in Blentz if you wish.

  • It shall be Mr. Bernard Custer if you wish it so," she said; "but your majesty need fear nothing from Emma von der Tann.

  • Now you know all, and if you wish to have seen the last of me, say so at once.

  • Do you wish to be fried in a pan, or do you prefer to be cooked with tomato sauce?

  • Following him out with his eyes, he turned kindly to Harriet, and said in a lower voice, and with an altered and graver manner: 'You wish to ask me something of the man whose sister it is your misfortune to be.

  • You wish well to him, and would have him happy.

  • You wish no better than to do a right act, I know; and my views is, that it's right and dutiful to do this.

  • However, I'll take it out, as you wish it, and make the full stop at "secrecy.

  • Here is his letter, if you wish to see it.

  • You give Mr Moddle a little encouragement, Miss Pecksniff, if you wish him to speak; and he'll speak fast enough, depend upon it.

  • You can tell her yourself, if you wish, can't you?

  • You wish me to speak to you as to a total stranger,' said the old man, 'do you?

  • The attendant will answer any questions you wish to put.

  • Do you wish to hold any conversation with me in private?

  • No excuse is necessary," I returned, "if you wish to speak to me.

  • Esther, my dear, do you wish to ask me anything?

  • If you wish to consult me as to your interests, you will find me here at all times alike.

  • If you wish," I answered as demurely as I could.

  • You must get a new patient, doctor, if you wish to study zoophagy!

  • You will, I hope, find all things as you wish.

  • Montriveau, from whom she had just extracted a confidence which seemed to interest her deeply, and said: "You wish to make game of me by trying to make me believe that you have never loved.

  • You wish to possess me, to have me for your mistress, that is all!

  • You wish me to do nothing, then, in the matter?

  • Let it be as you wish, Olga," he said at length.

  • He can explain the duties better than I, and then you will be in a position to judge if you wish to accept or no.

  • As you stand in the barroom you may look into either of the dining-rooms if you wish.

  • In a moment the bird swooped down beside him and asked: 'What do you wish me to do?

  • The Prince replied: 'I had to look after a mare and foal, and they have run away from me and have hidden themselves in the river; if you wish to save my life drive them back to the land.

  • This is what you must do if you wish to save your lives.

  • Take my advice, therefore, and if you wish to save your life follow some other path.


    • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "you wish" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    looking woman; you about; you call; you can; you choose; you fellows; you forget; you must come and; you perceive; you thought; you try; you wanted; you won; young children; young friend; young king; young people; your friends; your honour; your house; your ladyship; your lordship; your obedient; your son; your way; your word