Example sentences of "[conj] [subord] i could [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was in a sling and I figured that if I could move it , I could play . ’ |
| 2 | He wears it always , never taking it off , but he said that if I could steal it back without him knowing , then I could keep it . |
| 3 | What I 'm saying sir is to save the inconvenience to the court is that if I could have my committal cos I do n't wan na be stuck up in this part of the country ! |
| 4 | Suffice it to say that if I could afford it , there would be pieces of bogwood where I have shown rocks at the back ! |
| 5 | Her clothes were different — foreign , and smart — but her hair was red , and although I could see she was n't beautiful I thought she was . |
| 6 | I tell my students during my evolution and behaviour course not to use the F word and the F word is fitness and I advise them strongly not to , and if I could ban it I would . |
| 7 | If so , and if I could attract his attention , he would surely bring the boat over for me . |
| 8 | And if I could bring him to reconciliation with the king , without more bloodshed and without revenge , I would count it a good deed both for England and Wales . |
| 9 | How do you think the retrospective scheme compensation scheme would actually work and if I could give you an example erm should it apply to all schemes which have been affected in the past er perhaps after a certain date or if you were going to make that decision , where would the cut-off date be , how far back would you go and what schemes would you look at Er if it 's gon na be retrospective ? |
| 10 | And if I could cry I would . |
| 11 | And before I could speak she was all over me . |
| 12 | ‘ Did you enjoy the piece ? ’ he asked , and before I could answer he went on , ‘ I myself did not . |
| 13 | And before I could reply she rushed on , eyes moist with excitement . |
| 14 | With me it was all too simple and evident , my behaviour — and I was a most law-abiding child — caused my parents pain , and as I could do nothing about it , certainly nothing to improve it , except to cease to exist , I grew more and more guilty . |
| 15 | I was of course , delighted , and as I could recall her face more clearly than anyone else 's , except perhaps Richard 's , I was able to comply . |
| 16 | Three months is the maximum I can impose as you have never been in jail before , but if I could give you more , I would without hesitation . ’ |
| 17 | I 've only done seven Well there 's twenty tapes and I 've got ta do as many as I can , I have n't done half of them yet , but if I could have them over the weekend I 'd be able to do loads more cos I 'm working on Saturday , I 'm going out Saturday , I think |
| 18 | Well , I know you have seen them already , but if I could call them and … ’ |
| 19 | But before I could fetch it , he told me to come near him . |
| 20 | I began to make my way towards the doors , but before I could reach them , M. Dupont touched my arm . |
| 21 | But before I could say anything he started to shout at me , saying ‘ Mrs Desai , you ca n't talk back to me or to Mr Diffy or Mr Mike . ’ |
| 22 | I stumbled across the threshold but before I could say anything Mum shouted at me , ‘ Where 'ave yow bin all this time ? |
| 23 | ‘ But before I could say anything I discovered suddenly that I 'd meant nothing to you but an unimportant little romantic adventure , ’ he added bitterly . |
| 24 | It is n't as though I could tell you anything that would help to explain what happened to Matt . ’ |
| 25 | When we were in the meadow opposite the Grotto and Father was talking about Bernadette I felt as though I could see her . |