Sentence examples for wish himself from inspiring English sources

Nor will this notional child's elder companion be subject to inordinate Anguish, much as he might wish himself in the place of those unencumbered souls thronging the adjacent Room to see "True Grit".

But Mr Romney who was conversational, engaged and engaging did himself many more favours than the president, who was professorial and ponderous, and at times seemed to wish himself far from the debate hall at the University of Denver.

Time and again, the big landmarks and waypoints of this election have involved instances of each side going too far and paying a price.Should Mr Obama lose, post-mortems will start with the first presidential debate in Denver on October 3rd, at which a listless Mr Obama seemed to wish himself elsewhere.

Bonus Birthday: In another 24 years he can wish himself a happy 100th.

YoungThing wishes himself good luck.

Hanwell wished himself more of a stranger.

Elliot, wishing himself rich, powerful and married to Alison, is transformed into a Colombian drug lord.

He stood, undecided, wishing himself elsewhere; the girls were already dead, he thought, no one could blame him for leaving.

Civilisation is a thin veneer in the urban jungle, and Morgan wishes himself a gorilla, a big beast.

But Mr Romney who was conversational, engaged and engaging did himself many more favours than the president, who was professorial and ponderous, and at times seemed to be wishing himself far away from the debate hall at the University of Denver.

He hunts round for a piece of wooden furniture and grasps onto the edge of a table, almost as though he might be wishing himself ill.