Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] i could [vb infin] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well yeah , no I 've light bulbs I mean I could make you a list down but it does n't matter I can get that tomorrow Ann I 'll go down tomorrow you know , I 'll be up in time . |
| 2 | ‘ I asked for it , ’ Flavia said , ‘ the teasing and all , after the way I pretended I could get you a taxi . ’ |
| 3 | I know I could see you writing them anyway . |
| 4 | ‘ Hmm , this circle might interfere with any melodious resonances , but I suppose I could give you a rattle each to shake . ’ |
| 5 | Franca , sweetheart , I bless you , I worship you , you have a great soul , I feel I could serve you as if you were God — ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I thought at first the food was a trap , but after you left the pink mixture I knew I could trust you . ’ |
| 7 | But I knew I could trust you , and that at least you would believe me . |
| 8 | ‘ I knew I could trust you , sir . |
| 9 | ‘ I thought I could give you a lift , ’ Molland said . |
| 10 | I thought I could work you out of my system , Folly . |
| 11 | ‘ I thought I could trust you , ’ she said accusingly . |
| 12 | I think I could pay you two shillings a week for the first year and we 'd have to see how things went . |
| 13 | ‘ Oh , I think I could promise you it would be that . ’ |
| 14 | I like you , Mrs Jackson , and I think I could get you to like me . |
| 15 | ‘ I wish I could give you that , ’ he said . |
| 16 | I wish I could give you all that 's best , |
| 17 | I wish I could give you a simple straightforward answer , like " Each joke should be separated from the one before it by at least 1050 words ' . |
| 18 | Er and I wish I could give you , you know , a nice clear cut , definite answer but the Sale of Goods Act is rather vague on that point . |
| 19 | She looked after him and said , in a low voice , ‘ I wish I could tell you what it was like in the desert . |
| 20 | I wish I could tell you about the new brand names that have entered my life to take their place alongside Sony , Miyake , Commodore , Brother , Byblos , Hitachi and Nintendo — Mama and Papas , Baby Gap , Avanti , Ultra-Togs , Mama Toto , Mini/Man . |
| 21 | I wish I could tell you myself how much I love you and miss you . |
| 22 | ‘ I wish I could tell you I 'd expected there to be . ’ |
| 23 | I wish I could tell you when the inspection for the Best Kept Village is to take place , but I 'm afraid it 's a well kept secret ! |
| 24 | I wish I could make you happy , ’ he said , so sweetly and gently that I was ashamed of the laughter building up inside me , and of the thought , why he 's old enough to be my father . |
| 25 | ‘ I wish I could forget you . |
| 26 | ‘ I wish I could court you with beautiful words , ’ the farmer went on , ‘ but I can only say I love you madly and want you for my wife . |
| 27 | I keep your letter in the top pocket of my shirt , right near my heart , but I wish I could hold you . |
| 28 | I said I wish I could provide you with a bed , I ca n't . |
| 29 | I wish I could convince you , Mr Paget , that we 're not interested in selling the wood . |
| 30 | ‘ I wish I could sue you . |