Example sentences of "[vb past] i [modal v] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I realised I could influence the situation by saving resources and helping to keep the environment as clean as possible . ’ |
| 2 | If I strained I could see the world as others did , stereoscopically , but if I relaxed binocular vision would ensue , and while one ‘ eye ’ would remain focused , the other would slide away into the clouded periphery where The Fat Controller and his machinations held sway . |
| 3 | ‘ I promised I 'd find the right man to save Swift and then marry him . ’ |
| 4 | As I mentioned I will discuss the possibility of certification of LCCI training course with Liam and let you know the outcome . |
| 5 | To show the general principles involved I will describe the different stages in the making of the copy of the chair illustrated , a Chippendale style fruitwood armchair . |
| 6 | Eventually , I found I could hang the slide on my index finger and doodle around that way . |
| 7 | I found I could force the steering wheel a quarter of a turn and flex all sorts of things , like the casting for the gearbox mounting . ’ |
| 8 | I believed I should consider the Anglican Church not fully Christian in that it discriminated against women ; though I wanted to worship there . |
| 9 | As the summer came I could take the pram along the Hastings promenade , and meet up with an old form mate of mine from school days . |
| 10 | Dawn recalls : ‘ The consultant assumed I would terminate the pregnancy . |
| 11 | She was a startling sight in that setting , for she was immaculately dressed in riding clothes , her breeches almost white , boots black and so highly polished I could see the flood waters reflected in them . |
| 12 | I should have water for some hours yet , but I did n't know how long I 'd be ashore , and as the shingle here seemed fairly hard I reckoned I could get the rubber dinghy to the water even at low tide . |
| 13 | In the silence that followed I could hear the beer pumps hissing behind the bar at the back of the room . |
| 14 | When he discovered I could play the piano , whenever we were off together he dragged me down to one of the older lecture rooms in the Medical School basement that happened to possess a piano , to thump out the background beat . |
| 15 | As we sat in the garden behind his surf shop and talked I could feel the long grass beneath my feet with a sensual awareness I 'd never experienced before . |
| 16 | I decided I would carry the six-pound loss myself rather than admit to him I 'd made such a fool of myself |
| 17 | I decided I would explore the rich architecture and the misty light instead . |
| 18 | I decided I would explore the rich architecture and the misty light instead . |
| 19 | I decided I must face the truth about this the other night when I swerved fiercely on country road to avoid a scuba diver riding a moped . |
| 20 | While she chatted I could feel the hard knots inside me untying themselves , the way tensed muscles relax in a warm bath . |
| 21 | I 'm just a counterman , and if my boss knew my wife worked I should get the sack , because people would think he did n't pay me enough ’ . |
| 22 | I fancied I could hear the cold laughter of market traders and the chant of children 's games . |
| 23 | This meant I could blame the problems on other people or on situations outside myself . |
| 24 | All I saw was he was tall one I never saw I could see the impression and it was like four stars . |
| 25 | Even then I felt guilty about it , and felt I should give the money back . ’ |
| 26 | When I read in my newspaper that Spurn Head could well tumble into the sea at any moment , given a sufficiently powerful gale , I felt I must visit the place quickly before it did so , before great waves breached its narrowness and destroyed it — yet again . |
| 27 | I thought it would be up to seven weeks after my back operation before I was playing again , and I feared I might miss the first month of the season . ’ |
| 28 | I knew I 'd see the facades of Nabataean temples chiselled into the rock and that the cliff-walls would be riddled with empty tombs . |
| 29 | They thought I ought to see the doctor . |
| 30 | ‘ Thought I ought to present the right image — ’ |