Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] i could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main light was behind him , but I could still see the shadows on his face ; they were more marked than ever , and I had the foolish illusion that I could remove them by stroking them with the tips of my fingers . |
| 2 | That is why I said I would ‘ seek to agree ’ with the Chancellor : there is little by way of logical leverage that I could bring to bear upon them . |
| 3 | They came up with a far better deal than I could have got on my own . ’ |
| 4 | Moldan , whose name was on the StB register although he had not been an agent , admitted to meeting with StB agents but declared that " in the conditions in Czechoslovakia at that time it never crossed by mind that I could refuse " . |
| 5 | ‘ It crossed my mind that I could push open the door and drop the dinghy myself , but I soon realised that the workload would be far too heavy , flying as low as intended for the drop . |
| 6 | We were in opposite camps , and he could no more appreciate my line of reasoning than I could see his point of view , and finally we parted . |
| 7 | ‘ I left the car in Parson 's Green and came in by Underground so I could hold your hand all the way back . ’ |
| 8 | I managed to wriggle my hands out of the tape so I could pull down the gag , poke my head out of the sack and breathe more freely . |
| 9 | I took that as an indication that I could play him every match . |
| 10 | I day-dreamed that I could do the same and we would sit together unashamed in the afternoon sun . |
| 11 | The next decision was to find an instrument that I could learn quickly . |
| 12 | Soon I 'll have enough money for a really powerful crossbow , and that I 'm certainly looking forward to ; it 'll help make up for the fact that I 've never been able to persuade my father to buy a rifle or a shotgun that I could use sometimes . |
| 13 | You say they 've got some sort of guidance , perhaps through the Magistrates ' Association , or maybe through some local starting point tariff if I could put it that way . |
| 14 | I called on you earlier but there was no reply and I could see the place was in darkness . |
| 15 | So this song sort of sprang to mind and I could hear it as I wanted it to be and I could also hear a few little modifications that would suit their purposes , too . |
| 16 | I pushed my hand into the mouth and I could feel it all right . |
| 17 | When we had the gales a couple of years ago , I was in the kitchen making a cup of tea and I could hear all this glass smashing , and I went ooh what 's going on , and the wind whistled across the field , it 's all open field |
| 18 | He loosened his scarf when he got into the car and I could see the collar of his overalls under the coat . |
| 19 | Erm so on that one that 's , that 's you did n't use any slang , the belief in the way you asked I think that came out , I was trying to be a prospective client rather than be the trainer cos I could see that Mike was uncomfortable and I was trying to , well okay , how , how would I well I think yeah there was a belief that you had there , I think he was er reasonably attentive , Mike , to your response ? |
| 20 | That really turned my stomach , even if , I mean I remember when I was carrying , when I was carrying the twins , and he used to go out huge things you know , and so much so that if he came home in the night , right , and I was already in bed asleep , I would be able to er , he would wake me in the bedroom cos I could smell smoke on him , but he did n't smoke , but where he 'd been the pub or a night club , I smelt |
| 21 | He cocked his head to one side and I could see that something had caught his attention . |
| 22 | A female voice answered Bunny 's phone and told me he was out seeing a man about a second-hand tenor sax but I could leave a message after the beep . |
| 23 | I know that Eric was interested in seeing a panzer division on the move and being so close to the enemy but I could see him getting paler and paler , probably at the thought of what would happen if we were stopped . |
| 24 | I could tour it just like a normal album but I could use the art circuit as kind of a base audience . |
| 25 | So Herbie did n't try and jump in the car before I could lift him and trying to get Audrey in with her stiff leg . |
| 26 | Richard was out of the car before I could open my door . |
| 27 | He was n't hurt , but I was a fully fledged professor before I could afford another . |
| 28 | Sure , I was aware of the possibility that he too could have the perfect hand — even that he had cunningly rolled that five to mislead my own investment when I could have collared his . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm just curious , ’ I said with as much innocence as I could muster , ‘ but of course , if you 're scared of the place … ’ |
| 30 | I vowed to do anything to please Mum so I could have that bed , but I should have known better : it was impossible to please her . |