Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [verb] i could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt shy of talking about my feelings with Terry and Tom and wished I could have half an hour alone with Brian . |
| 2 | As we sat in the garden behind his surf shop and talked I could feel the long grass beneath my feet with a sensual awareness I 'd never experienced before . |
| 3 | I also told him about the new hip and thigh diet and said I could do with some more volunteers to try it out . |
| 4 | ‘ I would never have been a dancer or believed I could do anything if it had not been for him , ’ said Crawford . |
| 5 | It 's an eight-way-scrolling arcade extravaganza with graphics and sound I could have cheerfully shot my grandmother for . |
| 6 | Half the racing world had seen me pick up Nolan and knew I could defend myself . |
| 7 | In the silence that followed I could hear the beer pumps hissing behind the bar at the back of the room . |
| 8 | ‘ Is there a shower or bath I could use ? ’ |
| 9 | I was disgusted by the whole idea of class and thought I could abolish it by pretending it did n't exist . |