Example sentences of "that i could [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the result of the canvass was conveyed to me I had no doubt whatever that it had been thorough and honest and that I could command the necessary support in Parliament . |
| 2 | I was so angry that I could feel the scorched marks which the blood made on my cheeks . |
| 3 | He stretched out his arms and then turned slowly so that I could view the recycled Archie from all angles . |
| 4 | I thought that I could do the same in sprinting . |
| 5 | I day-dreamed that I could do the same and we would sit together unashamed in the afternoon sun . |
| 6 | It was so close that I could see the tiny ball of silk held between its front pair of legs and its jaws . |
| 7 | We were so close that I could see the unhappy mixture of terror and subservience in his face . |
| 8 | I wolfed the lot and crawled upstairs to bed , requesting an early call so that I could catch the 8.30 bus from Lochinver , still nearly three miles further on , to Lairg . |
| 9 | He agreed and said he would train me so that I could take the necessary exams . |
| 10 | She and the children visited my house regularly at this period , so that I could hear the oldest boy , Ravi , read . |