Example sentences of "i could [verb] [pron] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could n't wait for the bell to ring at four in the afternoon when class would end and I could bang my lid for the last time before running all the way down the Whitechapel Road to help out on the barrow . |
| 2 | To cut a long story short , it was n't until Wednesday that I could fit my shoes for the wedding , which was Thursday ! |
| 3 | Surely I could forget my surroundings for an hour and a half . |
| 4 | if I could have your attention for a minute . |
| 5 | I could discuss my plans for my proposed exploration of the Danakil country with him , take him to a meeting of the Raleigh Club or to Elsfield to have tea with John Buchan . |
| 6 | That 's it , if Derek said I could use his name for a reference |
| 7 | I could follow her drift for seconds at a time , until the half-gratified sense of effort — or my awareness of watching myself — intervened , and scattered my thoughts . |
| 8 | The instructors were all trained in the UK and could not have been more helpful when I asked at very short notice whether I could fly their Archer for £34 . |
| 9 | It was an unpleasant shock to discover Bentley Drummle there , but I could imagine his reason for visiting the area . |