Example sentences of "[verb] i could [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do you think I could see the earlier implant ? |
| 2 | From where I lay I could see the repeated pattern of the sleepers slowly passing beneath the train . |
| 3 | I should have water for some hours yet , but I did n't know how long I 'd be ashore , and as the shingle here seemed fairly hard I reckoned I could get the rubber dinghy to the water even at low tide . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | While she chatted I could feel the hard knots inside me untying themselves , the way tensed muscles relax in a warm bath . |
| 6 | I do n't care if it sound 's big-headed , I believe I could run the whole show . ’ |
| 7 | I fancied I could hear the cold laughter of market traders and the chant of children 's games . |
| 8 | I went to do what I thought I could do the best . |
| 9 | I thought I could see the horrible creature there in front of me . |
| 10 | To my right , almost on the horizon , I thought I could see the square tower of a church . |
| 11 | And he added : ‘ I genuinely think I could do the better job because I 'm full of confidence . |
| 12 | And he added : ‘ I genuinely think I could do the better job because I 'm full of confidence . |
| 13 | I thought no way have I got in , it was too quick but she said I could start the following Monday . |
| 14 | Well , thought Spruce , recalling his Methodist boyhood , true enough , and I wish I could do the same right now . |
| 15 | Sometimes , just sometimes , I wish I could burn the entire building to the ground ! ’ |
| 16 | I wish I could say the same for ours and , soon , I shall . |
| 17 | ‘ I wish I could say the same . |
| 18 | I only wish I could say the same about your politicians . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ But I wish I could say the same for your superiors . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Wish I could say the same about you . ’ |
| 21 | I only wish I could say the same of some other companies ! |
| 22 | Even from where I stood I could smell the strong , stale wine fumes which permeated the stench of the ripped body . |
| 23 | Even from where I stood I could see the white and yellow of dog-daisies and hawkear blowing in the sea-breeze like coloured veils over the green . |