Example sentences of "[vb past] i could [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I should have water for some hours yet , but I did n't know how long I 'd be ashore , and as the shingle here seemed fairly hard I reckoned I could get the rubber dinghy to the water even at low tide . |
| 2 | As we sat in the garden behind his surf shop and talked I could feel the long grass beneath my feet with a sensual awareness I 'd never experienced before . |
| 3 | While she chatted I could feel the hard knots inside me untying themselves , the way tensed muscles relax in a warm bath . |
| 4 | I fancied I could hear the cold laughter of market traders and the chant of children 's games . |
| 5 | I went to do what I thought I could do the best . |
| 6 | I thought I could see the horrible creature there in front of me . |
| 7 | To my right , almost on the horizon , I thought I could see the square tower of a church . |
| 8 | I thought no way have I got in , it was too quick but she said I could start the following Monday . |
| 9 | Even from where I stood I could smell the strong , stale wine fumes which permeated the stench of the ripped body . |
| 10 | Even from where I stood I could see the white and yellow of dog-daisies and hawkear blowing in the sea-breeze like coloured veils over the green . |