Example sentences of "[conj] i could [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had never been in the lift since moving — either it was out of order or I could smell the putrid stench seeping out into the lobby and avoided it . |
| 2 | When the result of the canvass was conveyed to me I had no doubt whatever that it had been thorough and honest and that I could command the necessary support in Parliament . |
| 3 | I was so angry that I could feel the scorched marks which the blood made on my cheeks . |
| 4 | He stretched out his arms and then turned slowly so that I could view the recycled Archie from all angles . |
| 5 | I thought that I could do the same in sprinting . |
| 6 | I day-dreamed that I could do the same and we would sit together unashamed in the afternoon sun . |
| 7 | It was so close that I could see the tiny ball of silk held between its front pair of legs and its jaws . |
| 8 | We were so close that I could see the unhappy mixture of terror and subservience in his face . |
| 9 | I wolfed the lot and crawled upstairs to bed , requesting an early call so that I could catch the 8.30 bus from Lochinver , still nearly three miles further on , to Lairg . |
| 10 | He agreed and said he would train me so that I could take the necessary exams . |
| 11 | She and the children visited my house regularly at this period , so that I could hear the oldest boy , Ravi , read . |
| 12 | We played late on the first day and I went round in the morning spotting the pin positions , trying to get a feel for the course so I could give the right information to Nick . |
| 13 | ‘ Think about it , dear girl , ’ Spencer said softly , ‘ anything is better than disgrace to the family name , do n't you think , and between us , you and I could rescue the old family firm ? |
| 14 | Peter Tomlinson , inexperienced in television terms , had been brought in for a key " anchor " role and I could appreciate the excessive pressure on him . |
| 15 | Then she took one step more towards me so that a bar of light fell across her face and I could see the angry expression on it . |
| 16 | Agnes looked timid and I could hear the old servant weeping in the scullery . |
| 17 | . Do n't blame it on the mother-fucking and I could fill the whole fucking , A is for apple , K is kill , I 'm killing , killing if you wan na rock that there , come on . |
| 18 | Do n't know if I could do the electric one definitely Guess that 's about whether the I 'd like one of them , one of them and yeah but we do n't know when it can be delivered , so we ca n't do it that early you ca n't say yeah but but er we 'll let you know , well we can so it 's there that 's what we wish , they 'd the bills go and we 'll let you know when you can be the keys can be available for you to put it in . |
| 19 | If I could see the one-eyed god down there now I 'd lean out of the window and tell it everything . |
| 20 | If I could produce the same effect on other people as Louis Armstrong does with that song , then I 'd be really happy . |
| 21 | It 's so utterly impossible — even if I could overcome the physical thing , how could I ever look in any way but down on him ? |
| 22 | If I could remember the third one , we 'd get another point would n't we ? |
| 23 | ‘ If I could have the same result again , I would be delighted , ’ said Yorath after naming his squad for the November 18 game . |
| 24 | Erm because the report is er quite a long report mainly the er part of the report erm I will pick out the most important comments and if I could take the first part of the report first erm this concerns a new staffing structure between er , newly emerged welfare rights and advice service . |
| 25 | Yes the there are two aspects really to that , one is the length of runway operating er and the other is the surface , erm , if I could take the first one . |
| 26 | If he had been close to the cliff I would not have been able to see him , but I could see the whole section of shoreline , and there was no boat there . |
| 27 | It was too cold to push my face far out of my sleeping bag but I could see the yellow damp stain , like a map , on the wall opposite , and the little nest of cobwebs in a comer of the ceiling . |
| 28 | I loved trains , but I could remember the mounting excitement that I felt , as we approached the path leading to the station , change suddenly and inexplicably to fear . |
| 29 | But I could hear the breathy snarl that Mala makes when she is about to hurt someone quite badly , and with it a menacing series of grunts that could only be Gharrgoyles . |
| 30 | I was glad of this ; I should have made every effort to see to her comfort in the cottage but I could imagine the thunderous impact that Préfleur would have on her . |