Example sentences of "[vb base] i could [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From where I lay I could see the repeated pattern of the sleepers slowly passing beneath the train . |
| 2 | I do n't care if it sound 's big-headed , I believe I could run the whole show . ’ |
| 3 | And he added : ‘ I genuinely think I could do the better job because I 'm full of confidence . |
| 4 | And he added : ‘ I genuinely think I could do the better job because I 'm full of confidence . |
| 5 | Well , thought Spruce , recalling his Methodist boyhood , true enough , and I wish I could do the same right now . |
| 6 | Sometimes , just sometimes , I wish I could burn the entire building to the ground ! ’ |
| 7 | I wish I could say the same for ours and , soon , I shall . |
| 8 | ‘ I wish I could say the same . |
| 9 | I only wish I could say the same about your politicians . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ But I wish I could say the same for your superiors . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Wish I could say the same about you . ’ |
| 12 | I only wish I could say the same of some other companies ! |