Example sentences of "[subord] i could [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you could find me a garret somewhere near you , where I could live for the next three months , I could finish it , and perhaps get it Published . |
| 2 | ‘ Being best man was more than I could hope for . |
| 3 | It was more than I could hope for . |
| 4 | He had me educated so I could speak for the Romanies of today — and of the future . |
| 5 | Sandy was going to the US and I asked if I could carry for him the next year , but everybody was asking so I did n't get very far . |
| 6 | I thought , if I could go for a hybrid of these two , and get comedians to come in and sit with deadpan expressions , I might have something interesting on my hands . |
| 7 | He asked me if I could arrange for somebody thoroughly trustworthy to visit the premises , telling me that he had given the key to a neighbour . |
| 8 | I wondered if I could arrange for the wreck to be taken back — er — back home . |
| 9 | I asked if I could wait for Frankie but Mum , who I 'd thought was asleep , piped up at that . |
| 10 | I pointed out that it would be difficult to find a moment out of time , even if I could wait for it , and could she find someone who would know ? |
| 11 | I have already mentioned the stipulation that before I could qualify for married status I should have passed two language exams . |
| 12 | In April 1964 I arranged with Roy Dennis , who had recently been appointed as warden of the bird observatory , to visit the island for a week to get the experience and expertise required before I could apply for a permit to catch and ring birds . |
| 13 | I knew before I could see for sure that Jo would be driving . |
| 14 | Finally I was given the number , but not the code for Guildford , connection being broken before I could ask for it . |