Example sentences of "[noun sg] i could [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's why I was head-hunted — in the hope I could do the same for them . ’ |
| 2 | From my position at the entrance to the dug-out I could see the wounded in the sunken road in the same positions they were in before the shelling started . |
| 3 | As I crouched in the slit trench in the semi-darkness I could hear the odd British shell that had been intended for the Germans but had dropped short in the orchard explode with a terrific roar close at hand , causing a shower of dirt to fall from the roof of the trench . |
| 4 | Of course I could settle the whole thing by opening the cow up , but Mr Bailes was an old-fashioned type and did n't like the idea of my diving into his animal unless I was certain of my diagnosis . |
| 5 | The sea was flat , faintly streaked by a waning moon , and through the porthole of the saloon I could see the Southern Cross and the Milky Way , unblemished by cloud . |
| 6 | On the roof I could see the marks of the picks of long-dead miners cut into the rock as they crouched here in the dark , hacking out the ore with no light other than the dim wicks of the oil lamps or the candles stuck on their helmets . |
| 7 | If I had some weight near to the crust I could mend the line without pulling it off course . |
| 8 | He said : ‘ As I got out of the car I could smell the gas . ’ |
| 9 | Through the gap in the fence I could see the red-haired woman hacking away at the tangle of greenery with a large silver blade that flashed in the sun . |
| 10 | I was left in bed trying not to show how scared I was — shivering and wondering how long it would be before our own house caught fire , as from my window I could see the flames from the burning laundry , less than three hundred yards away . |
| 11 | Through the window I could see the rooftops of a grand old rococo building , an oriental fantasy of domes and cupolas . |
| 12 | The new stripped-pine floor vibrated ; through the sash window I could see the black truck pulling up the drive towards the main road , the silver caravan coming behind like a drogue that was preventing the gypsies from submerging , escaping into the very centre of the earth . |
| 13 | Through the window I could see the remains of a meal on a table set for two . |
| 14 | Through the open window I could hear the two younger ones laughing at Hareton 's coarse way of speaking . |
| 15 | From somewhere on the hillside I could hear the clip-clop of a cow 's feet . |
| 16 | But erm if you see some officer floundering for the word for a cabbage or something of that sort I could provide the word and he provided the conversation . |
| 17 | From the moment I could understand the human voice 1 — and I expect most of my generation — was told to be ‘ seen and not heard ’ … ‘ consider others before yourself ’ … ‘ never complain' and if you were a boy child , then you were exhorted to be a man , to show no emotion , and not to be a sissy . |
| 18 | One that I saw looked like harp in a chamber of pure light ; and at that moment I could understand the frenzy and madness of the bees that visit these studios of paradise , full of sweetness , and can not cease until they die . |
| 19 | Rodriguez was still struggling and out of the corner of my eye I could see the patron watching us uneasily . |
| 20 | I told Lord Dilhorne that I would ask my doctor whether in his opinion I could last the course if the task were laid upon me . |
| 21 | Turning a quarter circle away from the mosque towards the setting sun , through the early evening heat haze I could see the distant silhouette of the Qutab Minar , the tower of victory built by the first Sultan immediately after he had driven the Hindus from Delhi in 1192 . |
| 22 | In my imagination I could feel the monotony of the days in my country , the poverty and the nothingness . |
| 23 | When I woke once in the night I could feel the north wind blowing softly on my cheek , and knew we would have good sailing the next day . |
| 24 | Presently the engine started , and from beneath the tarpaulin I could see the shadow of the wheel turning in a square of sunlight on the floor . |
| 25 | Ambulances were screaming back and forth , and then in the distance I could hear the rumble of tanks … |
| 26 | In the distance I could see the rock-girl Acropolis crowned by the ruins of the Parthenon . |
| 27 | ‘ With you as my guide I could suffer the fires of hell . ’ |
| 28 | From the thicket I could see the bridge and to my amazement I could see Commandos marching in file across the bridge and coming slowly towards me , a few of them looking and pointing in my direction . |
| 29 | Through the door I could hear the music from the bar . |
| 30 | Narrowing my eyes against the Atlantic glitter I could see the line of a path that climbed from the bay and on over the headland to the west . |