Example sentences of "[that] i could [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I made visits at the most relevant times during the appraisal , in particular whilst the inspection was under way , so that I could observe the effect it was having on staff . |
| 2 | I wanted to prove to myself that I could finish the race , and I did n't want to disappoint those who had sponsored me . |
| 3 | When the result of the canvass was conveyed to me I had no doubt whatever that it had been thorough and honest and that I could command the necessary support in Parliament . |
| 4 | I was so angry that I could feel the scorched marks which the blood made on my cheeks . |
| 5 | Now he stood behind me , so that I could feel the warmth of his body , but I was facing the box hedge , so close to it that I could n't turn . |
| 6 | I let her stroke me so that I could analyze the scent . |
| 7 | I decided to get a bit of height and do a gentle dive with power off and I made a rather ham-fisted upward climb in the hope that I could jolt the wheel down . |
| 8 | He stretched out his arms and then turned slowly so that I could view the recycled Archie from all angles . |
| 9 | I thought that I could do the same in sprinting . |
| 10 | People would know that I could do the job . |
| 11 | I day-dreamed that I could do the same and we would sit together unashamed in the afternoon sun . |
| 12 | I doubt that I could do the job without it . ’ |
| 13 | I 'd look better blonde and I assumed that I could wash the colour out before my parents saw : I must have been naive to think that bleach would affect my hair differently from anything else . |
| 14 | For a second I thought he was going to hit me , but then he reached into his jacket pocket and brought out a wallet that he unfolded and thrust towards me , giving me just enough time to see that he held the rank of chief inspector , one of the highest ranks in the Bahamian police force , then the wallet was snapped shut and Deacon Billingsley moved to stand very close to me , so close that I could smell the cigar smoke on his breath . |
| 15 | I was one and felt that I could conquer the world . |
| 16 | Since John 's abduction I had kept a diary , hoping somehow that I could capture the time John was missing , to keep things from fading so that I could share them with him when he came back . |
| 17 | Three years ago , when the establishment of a museum of modern art in Moscow was being considered , I did all that I could to welcome the idea . |
| 18 | We were so close that I could see the unhappy mixture of terror and subservience in his face . |
| 19 | It was so close that I could see the tiny ball of silk held between its front pair of legs and its jaws . |
| 20 | ‘ We made the front page ! ’ he exulted , holding the rag up so that I could see the headline : ‘ WOMAN DIES AT THEATRE ROYAL . |
| 21 | I fancied that I could see the lights of Porkkala to the south ; west — for the coast bends south along here — but Signe said that it would be too far away . |
| 22 | I was doing it so that I could have the pleasure of apologizing to such a lovely woman . ’ |
| 23 | Is there any hope that I could have the operation reversed ? |
| 24 | I wolfed the lot and crawled upstairs to bed , requesting an early call so that I could catch the 8.30 bus from Lochinver , still nearly three miles further on , to Lairg . |
| 25 | When the telegram arrived , Joan and I went for a walk so that I could work the adrenalin out of my system . |
| 26 | Terry and I were worst hit and for a couple of days I was left off the chain so that I could use the toilet whenever I needed . |
| 27 | My whole thinking , every waking moment should have been concentrating on the 100 metres in which I was still convinced , despite losing to Carl in Madrid earlier in the season , that I could take the gold medal . |
| 28 | He agreed and said he would train me so that I could take the necessary exams . |
| 29 | Are n't there more important things in my life that I could spend the time on that is currently taken up with exercise ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Goibniu suggested that I could mark the evenings by telling them tales of our travels , ’ Fenella said , remembering . |