Example sentences of "i could [adv] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | fact if you do n't inhale at all you 're doing yourself a big favour , but you nearly always get some down ion to the system and really the o the only thing I could ethically recommend as a doctor , is stopping . |
2 | I borrowed a modest amount to buy my house , that I could easily meet within the finances that I 'm getting at the moment . |
3 | ‘ I could easily do without the pills , ’ Clare said crossly . |
4 | I could n't care about the insurance companies , although I love your where I choose . |
5 | I spent two years in Washington trying to be a surgeon , but I could n't settle in the States . ’ |
6 | I could n't stay with the Sisters because of Andrew ; it would be betraying their trust . |
7 | ‘ I could n't stay at the house … ’ |
8 | ‘ You told me I could n't stay in the woods , ’ said the boy calmly . |
9 | I started to feel I could n't stay in the same room as you . |
10 | I could n't stay in the centre , there was n't space in the centre |
11 | I was so disappointed that I could n't speak at the final whistle . ’ |
12 | This was something so endearing I could n't speak for a moment . |
13 | The they used to the Non-conformists whether or not I could n't speak for the Church of England but er there 'd be a lot go you know i in the evening there 'd be several hundred at every one of these places , and there was , there 'd be , ooh four or five Non=conformist places in in . |
14 | Erm , well I I could n't speak for the latter two programmes cos I do n't know enough about the arrangements there but I have got a a fair amount of knowledge on both tornado and Eurofighter . |
15 | I could n't cope with a relationship that was so physical , I started to freeze up when you touched me . |
16 | I could n't cope with the muscle cramps . |
17 | Sometimes , in a sort of way , I was glad to be in , when I could n't cope on the outside . |
18 | ‘ And frankly , I could n't disappear to the West Indies and leave you all in this mess with the business . ’ |
19 | Oh I could n't walk through a wood on a night time . |
20 | At first I could n't walk down the street on my own . ’ |
21 | After after a fortnight I could n't walk up the street without stopping for a breather . |
22 | Peering through steamed-up glasses , I could n't differentiate between a sheep and a hedge , let alone identify the coloured rectangles of the course markers . |
23 | Putting his arm around his wife 's shoulder , he added : ‘ When I came down the drive to see you I could n't think of a good reason to give you for splitting up . |
24 | ‘ I want to have a full career here and I could n't think of a better way to do that . |
25 | ( All right , I could n't think of a footballing Z. ) |
26 | I could n't think of a single thing to say , but dimly realized that I now had my role for the evening ; I had done nothing to bring this off ; but I was to be the identifiable face of the campaign . |
27 | I could n't think of a better place to end this leg of the tour than Belfast . ’ |
28 | I could n't think of a good reason why not so I ushered him towards the stairs and told him I lived in Flat 3 . |
29 | I could n't think of a nice fellow to give it to . |
30 | I could n't think of a nice fellow to give it to . |