Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [verb] i could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 've been very good , and I wish I could explain things , but I must ask you to accept that I ca n't . |
| 2 | Nearly three months on and I still miss France and I wish I could go back , but I 'm enjoying myself here in Debenham being close to all my friends and family . |
| 3 | He 's proud that Romeo & Juliet introduced children to both Shakespeare and Prokofiev ‘ in a way that makes them think it 's not culture and a bit boring and I wish I could go and watch Neighbours . ’ |
| 4 | Now , thirty years later , I feel a great regret for the father of my first four years , who took me out , and who probably loved me , irresponsibly ( " it 's all right for him ; he does n't have to look after you " ) , and I wish I could tell him now , even though he was , in my sister 's words , a sod , that I 'm sorry for my years of rejection and dislike . |
| 5 | Well , thought Spruce , recalling his Methodist boyhood , true enough , and I wish I could do the same right now . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I know of only one or two couples who have managed to stay together when one partner has been unfaithful and I wish I could pluck up the courage to ask them how they 've done it . |
| 8 | I mean … well , I mean , I 'm not sorry to leave the school , leave here , but I 'm sorry to leave you , and I wish I could see you again . |
| 9 | ‘ And I wish I could have spared more , for she was worth it . ’ |
| 10 | Because it was no use to the farmer , there was no water to be seen there , and I thought I could do it with my own garden tools , and so once I 'd removed all the rough brambles and so on and discovered the periphery of the old pond |
| 11 | ‘ And I thought I could make mine by designing and making better products , and selling them to the world , ’ said Mark . |
| 12 | I did n't tell you about this monster because I was afraid you would kill him and I thought I could handle the matter . |
| 13 | She said : ‘ One day I was standing here doing nothing in particular and I thought I could write a book about all that happens . |
| 14 | Everybody needs to shine at something , and I thought I could box . |
| 15 | She was willing to give everything up , but we talked it through and I said I could manage on my own . |
| 16 | and I said I could imagine , you know , the boys are there with the boat , they 've got it ready and he steps off the other one and they say oh I 'm sorry missed your footing did you ? |
| 17 | When I was asked by John Wakeham to join AEA as a part-time member in 1988 , it was clear that it would to help lead a similar re-orientation and I felt I could make a useful contribution . |
| 18 | I 'd never been in the cab of a moving train before , and I felt I could have stayed there all day . |
| 19 | I 'd done my apprenticeship and I knew I could do a good job . ’ |
| 20 | Now , I 've got plans , and I hoped I could bring those about while you screwed on with this cockamamy set up . |
| 21 | I thought his smile was artificial , his eyes icy — and I hoped I could trust him . " |
| 22 | But the family were often sad , and I wished I could make them happy . |
| 23 | Ricard vanished and I wished I could follow him . |
| 24 | ‘ It is upsetting and I wished I could have stayed . |
| 25 | He is the most remarkable looking creature I have ever seen , and I believe I could love him very much , and I believe that with him I could forget Fergus . |
| 26 | Ring them up and say ‘ I hope you do n't mind me messing you about like this but I 've been thinking over your kind offer , and I realize I could fit it in after all because of a sudden change of circumstances at home and my mother 's coming down to help me out — oh , and if there 's a spare ticket — ’ |
| 27 | I 've gained a great deal of experience these psst two and a half years and I think I could manage a stud farm quite easily now . |
| 28 | But she 's , well , she 's kind , and I think I could tell her about you , and maybe she will think of something . " |
| 29 | I like you , Mrs Jackson , and I think I could get you to like me . |
| 30 | ‘ I think I know the reason for his death and I think I could have stopped it . |