Example sentences of "i could [adv] [vb infin] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I could n't tell you the regiment , but there is a lieutenant of that name staying here . |
2 | But one one time one man put up and I do n't know the reason why and I could n't tell you the year but his name was er the Honour somebody . |
3 | He used to go to a lotta places er that as knocked down or , well I could n't tell you the kind of job , but often there was some locks on the premises was er , perhaps needed repair or he wanted them to be in before he could leave the job and say here you are , that 's the job done . |
4 | ‘ I could n't tell you the truth , Ruth . |
5 | I I could n't tell you the exact number but it was over a hundred shops in Edinburgh . |
6 | And he said , it 's most unlike me , as you probably know , but he said I could n't tell you the last time I had time off work , but he said , I have n't been into the office since th cos I 've been feeling really bad ! |
7 | Erm n I as I say I could n't see her the bed it was it was a duvet and . |
8 | ‘ I could n't see him the room was full with smoke . |
9 | I told the hon. Gentleman that I could not give him the information for which he asked until October , when the 1991 population figures would become available . |
10 | He said : ‘ The supporters know I have always spoken to them in honesty and when I could not give them the truth I have kept my mouth shut . |
11 | I could probably give you the best idea by saying that I conducted most of my tests at an output rating of only 8 watts per channel and that there was sufficient volume to overwhelm a large mammal . |
12 | If if we were walking down there now I think I could probably give you the er exact place where it was because I 've got a young memory of going in there , we used to er walk around the the you see . |
13 | But as he had , I could only give him the answer he needed , without knowing for sure whether it was true or not . |
14 | I could actually give you the exact figures er or or Mr but I wo n't give them at at the moment of the top of my head . |