Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] i could [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had me educated so I could speak for the Romanies of today — and of the future . |
| 2 | Sandy was going to the US and I asked if I could carry for him the next year , but everybody was asking so I did n't get very far . |
| 3 | I asked if I could wait for Frankie but Mum , who I 'd thought was asleep , piped up at that . |
| 4 | I knew before I could see for sure that Jo would be driving . |
| 5 | Finally I was given the number , but not the code for Guildford , connection being broken before I could ask for it . |
| 6 | I wondered if I could arrange for the wreck to be taken back — er — back home . |
| 7 | In April 1964 I arranged with Roy Dennis , who had recently been appointed as warden of the bird observatory , to visit the island for a week to get the experience and expertise required before I could apply for a permit to catch and ring birds . |