Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] i could [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mm , ah I mean if it was the question I mean I 've got that material we 've got it , I mean if it was question of sending out , I mean I could do that . |
| 2 | I mean I could get this whole place so tidy and the kids come home from school and it 's like a bomb 's exploded and nothing 's appreciated about it , whereas if you 're decorating or teaching children there 's something always gained out of it … as far as actual housework goes , I do n't see how anyone can like it . |
| 3 | I expect I could get some nice older woman to do just that . |
| 4 | I believed I could use that electricity to give life to things that were dead . |
| 5 | ‘ I know what I 'm capable of ; I know I could design this garden standing on my head if need be . ’ |
| 6 | I believe I could cure this . ’ |
| 7 | Because , I suppose I could do that , no |
| 8 | get a white telly with teletext , you know I suppose I could put that one in the bedroom |
| 9 | I feel I could score more goals in Italy if I was given more freedom . |
| 10 | ‘ I felt I could do that with you , but it was more difficult with her — partly because she was about the same age as me probably . ’ |
| 11 | The moment that fucking kraut mentioned Miletti I knew I could kiss that sweet dream goodbye . |
| 12 | I knew I could find all the Playgroups in the area easily ( apart from stopping wrecking branch libraries ! ) because all Playgroups must register with the Social Services and Social Service Resource Directories for each ward are kept in their local branch library . |
| 13 | ‘ I bet I could do that , ’ Nutty said . |
| 14 | As for Mark Crowe , the Argus sport and nature ramble hack , well , I thought I could expect some loyalty there . |
| 15 | Of course , if I had obeyed the rule strictly , I would n't have had any problems , but because I did n't want to knit the next row I thought I could move both cams . |
| 16 | Mum and Dad and Mr and Mrs Lewis entered into the spirit of the occasion but I thought I could see some sadness in Mrs Lewis 's eyes . |
| 17 | ‘ Sometimes I think I could make any man fancy me , ’ she told Chat magazine . |
| 18 | I think erm I I think I could do that . |
| 19 | " Now , I do n't want to know what was discussed at the meeting ; if I did I could find that out easily enough . |
| 20 | I wish I could give these women their time again , to take them to the hills and show them what they could have shared with their selfish husbands , show them how a ridge-walk compares to a coffee morning in a draughty church hall , and how they could have become more in tune with their spirit and feelings up here than stuck down there watching television soap operas . |
| 21 | I I saw Mrs granddad that she 's got a new bike and I said I wish I could go that . |
| 22 | I wish I could cook that easily . |
| 23 | I wish I could do that . |
| 24 | I wish I could do that . |
| 25 | In future farmers should be encouraged to consider training every time they say to themselves , ‘ I wish I knew more about this ’ or ‘ I wish I could do this better ’ . |
| 26 | I wish I could do this . |
| 27 | ‘ All the same , ’ said Giffen , ‘ I wish I could do more reading . |
| 28 | I wish I could get this horrible pest that 's doing my ironing ! |
| 29 | I wish I could get another one , it , I ca n't get one of them |
| 30 | Geez I wish I could get more satisfaction out of this place . |