Example sentences of "[noun sg] i could [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's why I was head-hunted — in the hope I could do the same for them . ’ |
| 2 | From my position at the entrance to the dug-out I could see the wounded in the sunken road in the same positions they were in before the shelling started . |
| 3 | As I crouched in the slit trench in the semi-darkness I could hear the odd British shell that had been intended for the Germans but had dropped short in the orchard explode with a terrific roar close at hand , causing a shower of dirt to fall from the roof of the trench . |
| 4 | Of course I could settle the whole thing by opening the cow up , but Mr Bailes was an old-fashioned type and did n't like the idea of my diving into his animal unless I was certain of my diagnosis . |
| 5 | The sea was flat , faintly streaked by a waning moon , and through the porthole of the saloon I could see the Southern Cross and the Milky Way , unblemished by cloud . |
| 6 | Through the gap in the fence I could see the red-haired woman hacking away at the tangle of greenery with a large silver blade that flashed in the sun . |
| 7 | The new stripped-pine floor vibrated ; through the sash window I could see the black truck pulling up the drive towards the main road , the silver caravan coming behind like a drogue that was preventing the gypsies from submerging , escaping into the very centre of the earth . |
| 8 | Through the open window I could hear the two younger ones laughing at Hareton 's coarse way of speaking . |
| 9 | From the moment I could understand the human voice 1 — and I expect most of my generation — was told to be ‘ seen and not heard ’ … ‘ consider others before yourself ’ … ‘ never complain' and if you were a boy child , then you were exhorted to be a man , to show no emotion , and not to be a sissy . |
| 10 | Turning a quarter circle away from the mosque towards the setting sun , through the early evening heat haze I could see the distant silhouette of the Qutab Minar , the tower of victory built by the first Sultan immediately after he had driven the Hindus from Delhi in 1192 . |
| 11 | In the distance I could see the rock-girl Acropolis crowned by the ruins of the Parthenon . |
| 12 | Through the glass I could see the long lines of blue moving away down the street and I could still hear the shouts of the corporal . |
| 13 | Through the cloudburst I could see the old men laying out their prayer carpets under the arches , then , on a signal from the mullah , a line of bottoms rose and fell in time to the distant cries of ‘ Allah hu-Akbar ! ’ |
| 14 | It came off on the playing field and so there was no way I could find the little screw . |
| 15 | ‘ By the time I rolled to the bottom of the slope I could see the steady fire coming from the windows . |
| 16 | The window gave on to a small lead roof beyond whose parapet I could see the topmost branches of the elm tree , the ornate brick chimneys of my own House — School House . |