Example sentences of "[vb mod] i could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed that all of the owners had taken the opportunity of visiting the horses while the train was standing still , and listen though I might I could hear no one else reporting trouble . |
| 2 | Yeah no problem I 'll see Peter at work , I 'll , I 'll , I 'll pr er I will mention to him about it cos I was very impressed with , yes certainly I 'll mention it to him and er Alan , if he 's , if there 's a game on Saturday yes I 'll , I 'll I could mention it to him . |
| 3 | How about I could I could go down and just go to some places in Hull on spec . |
| 4 | I could I could prefer not to say , could n't I ? |
| 5 | I could I could do that in an hour . |
| 6 | It was the same in the the pantomimes when Lily has learnt learnt the dancing , I could er after she had showed us about twice I could I could have it no bother and the rest of them were still struggling away trying to learn the steps . |
| 7 | I du n no , I could I could back up and remove WordPerfect , which frees about another meg and a half of memory . |
| 8 | I could I could buy at the moment |
| 9 | I did n't really feel that there was very much there that I could I could ask you about at this stage , okay ? |
| 10 | An explanation in fact followed , after which Scipio , " grasping Polybius ' right hand in both his own and pressing it warmly , said : " Would I could see the day on which you , regarding nothing else as of higher importance , would devote your attention to me and join your life with mine " " ( 31.24 ) . |
| 11 | ‘ Would I could have lived to see you freed from her spells , mortal ! ’ she whispered . |
| 12 | ‘ I would I could say the same of you . ’ |
| 13 | I went outside quietly and found a length of driftwood of the appropriate shape , came back to the Bunker , caught the snake by the neck with the piece of wood and bundled it into the first rusty can I could find which still had a lid . |