Example sentences of "i could use " in BNC.
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| 1 | They made me wonder if I could use pure woven wool as a base for my own technique with the machine . |
| 2 | That at least was something , something I could cling to , something I could use to keep you close to me . |
| 3 | Back at the scene of the burglary , I can remember thinking next , ‘ Oh well , I suppose I can re-wrap some of the parcels that have just been torn open ; I suppose I could use cash instead for some of the presents that have gone ; there is some way that I can cope with this . ’ |
| 4 | So when we came to make the recording in Vienna I asked Strauss through a mutual friend we had at that time if I could use a fuller body of strings in the climaxes . |
| 5 | ‘ I could use some too , ’ said Mary Mauchline who was standing beside Andy . |
| 6 | ‘ Have you anything I could use in Saturday 's edition ? ’ |
| 7 | I had asked the Englishman , who was tilting his clean-cut face to the sun , if I could use some of his sun cream , seizing the opportunity to talk about my robbery . |
| 8 | ‘ You mean I could use them to help in the search ? ’ |
| 9 | Since she 's gone there 's been a gap … it made my life better , because — she had a garden I could use … and it was like a job — I felt I was led to do that job … and she used to be so pleased to see me , she used to almost embrace me with tears in her eyes . |
| 10 | But this time I knew I could use it , even if I could n't think exactly how . |
| 11 | Is there a wood preserver I could use on the wood which would be used for support piling , or will I have to replace it as and when it starts to rot ? |
| 12 | I could use it , of course , and it has to be said that there are a lot of solos being played out there with exactly the kind of sounds the ME-10 produces . |
| 13 | But in time the phrase turned into an excellent formula of excuse , and Elizabeth and I could use it with no feeling of heartlessness . |
| 14 | ‘ The costs are the biggest bar to people setting up on their own but I could use his phones , his photocopier , computer , telex , even his secretary to begin with . ’ |
| 15 | After a short deliberation , the powers-that-be decided that if I cleared the site , I could have whatever I could use . |
| 16 | I could use someone , a fancy gent like you ; my man 's away at the sales . |
| 17 | Are there any fish I could use to bring them out of hiding and provide colour in the top half of the tank ? |
| 18 | ‘ Come on , let's hit Spanish Fork , ’ Jazzbeaux shouted above the din , ‘ I 'm thirsty , and I could use some real party action tonight ! ’ |
| 19 | And I 'm angry that I 'm not doing anything , ’ so I thought maybe for once I could use my name — my fame — in a constructive way and maybe make it heard above that dreadful silence . |
| 20 | As the original barn was quite difficult to get to , I asked John Pennington if I could use his . |
| 21 | After supporting them all day I could use some support myself . ’ |
| 22 | I guess I could use an original if anybody out there has one going spare . |
| 23 | A few months later he decided not to publish the book but with tremendous generosity said that I could use whatever I wanted from it . |
| 24 | ‘ I had thought that the 1950s was a fairly stagnant , dull time which I could use as a sort of launch pad for the more interesting periods of post-Independence history . |
| 25 | I could tour it just like a normal album but I could use the art circuit as kind of a base audience . |
| 26 | Illustrations , I could put some illustrations in , I could use more , I could use colour , I could make more detailed illustrations , yes |
| 27 | Illustrations , I could put some illustrations in , I could use more , I could use colour , I could make more detailed illustrations , yes |
| 28 | I could use another cup of coffee . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I could use one . ’ |
| 30 | I will not insult you by asking you to be my servant , Burkett , but nevertheless I could use a good man to drive this coach down to Grasmere , get me some fishing over a few days , be prepared to go the odd errand — about a week in all I would guess . |