"I half wished you were a man who would pay attention to me, instead of being yet another woman prettier than I am."

I half wished, in fact, that Katorn was here.

He half wished a policeman or somebody from the villa would come along and put a stop to this before he could actually jump.

He half wished it were Irene lending him support.

He half wished that he could demonstrate to the doctor exactly what the eye and the hand were used for.

He half wished he'd taken the time to put his boots back on.

Not bad, thought Daffyd, although he'd half wished that the computer would throw the case out.

He half wished she would go away; his attraction to her was almost painful.

She turned those glowing eyes to me, and I half wished I had kept quiet.

He half wished that a head would pop up from behind the fence and give him something to worry about.