Sentence examples for wished for having from inspiring English sources

The opportunity for more treatment arose sooner than he might have wished for having nailed a pair of sumptuous straight drives to reach a half century, he was not quite fast enough to meet Cowan's demand for a sharp single to square leg: a man with his back condition does not really want to do diving.

For her something she had hoped and wished for had never come to pass.

The saying "be careful what you wish for" has become one of the leading cliches of the year, but with reason, I fear.

The figures released on Friday were "the best we could have wished for", he added.

They would grow and become all we had wished for but had fell short of achieving.

"I've really enjoyed the past four years at the club and I couldn't have wished for it to have gone any better," said the 24-year-old.

All I wish for is having peace of mind.

Kurosawa must have wished for his own body double that day.

"I don't think you could have wished for a nicer person to have come in as manager than Michael Laudrup.

If anyone asked me what I wished for I would have lied.

He'd wished for it, but he hadn't let it happen.