Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [vb base] 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 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 — ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | But she 's , well , she 's kind , and I think I could tell her about you , and maybe she will think of something . " |
| 14 | I like you , Mrs Jackson , and I think I could get you to like me . |
| 15 | ‘ I think I know the reason for his death and I think I could have stopped it . |
| 16 | And I think I could persuade my bank manager to give us a loan . ’ |