Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [verb] i could " in BNC.
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| 1 | I want to create beautiful things — and I know I could . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ And I wish I could have spared more , for she was worth it . ’ |
| 3 | I mean … well , I mean , I 'm not sorry to leave the school , leave here , but I 'm sorry to leave you , and I wish I could see you again . |
| 4 | Now , thirty years later , I feel a great regret for the father of my first four years , who took me out , and who probably loved me , irresponsibly ( " it 's all right for him ; he does n't have to look after you " ) , and I wish I could tell him now , even though he was , in my sister 's words , a sod , that I 'm sorry for my years of rejection and dislike . |
| 5 | Er and I wish I could give you , you know , a nice clear cut , definite answer but the Sale of Goods Act is rather vague on that point . |
| 6 | I know of only one or two couples who have managed to stay together when one partner has been unfaithful and I wish I could pluck up the courage to ask them how they 've done it . |
| 7 | You 've been very good , and I wish I could explain things , but I must ask you to accept that I ca n't . |
| 8 | I read in the paper about the gales where you are , and I wish I could magic you away and into the warm front room of our house . |
| 9 | Well , thought Spruce , recalling his Methodist boyhood , true enough , and I wish I could do the same right now . |
| 10 | Nearly three months on and I still miss France and I wish I could go back , but I 'm enjoying myself here in Debenham being close to all my friends and family . |
| 11 | He 's proud that Romeo & Juliet introduced children to both Shakespeare and Prokofiev ‘ in a way that makes them think it 's not culture and a bit boring and I wish I could go and watch Neighbours . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ And I thought I could make mine by designing and making better products , and selling them to the world , ’ said Mark . |
| 13 | I did n't tell you about this monster because I was afraid you would kill him and I thought I could handle the matter . |
| 14 | Everybody needs to shine at something , and I thought I could box . |
| 15 | She said : ‘ One day I was standing here doing nothing in particular and I thought I could write a book about all that happens . |
| 16 | so and I thought I could just leave him sort of like a message that was subtle enough |
| 17 | And I thought I could be , be bald by fifty ! |
| 18 | Because it was no use to the farmer , there was no water to be seen there , and I thought I could do it with my own garden tools , and so once I 'd removed all the rough brambles and so on and discovered the periphery of the old pond |
| 19 | She was willing to give everything up , but we talked it through and I said I could manage on my own . |
| 20 | ‘ Was it all right , Margaret ? ’ asked Lili , and I said I could n't remember . |
| 21 | ‘ He asked me if I could help and I said I could but , to be honest , I do n't know how easy it will be to get the things they need . |
| 22 | and I said I could imagine , you know , the boys are there with the boat , they 've got it ready and he steps off the other one and they say oh I 'm sorry missed your footing did you ? |
| 23 | And I said I could n't make it out at first . |
| 24 | I remembered so painfully the anguish of estrangement , and I felt I could not take the risk of spoiling our amity , nor of living with memories of discord , should he be killed . |
| 25 | He 'd played in some eminently forgettable horror movies and I felt I could not seriously consider him . |
| 26 | I 'd never been in the cab of a moving train before , and I felt I could have stayed there all day . |
| 27 | I 'd said I wanted him back , but I was frightened and I felt I could n't face telling the social workers . |
| 28 | And I felt I could n't design rational experiments without having some type of criteria to judge the results against ; otherwise I would n't be able to see where I was going . |
| 29 | But she was obviously very upset and I felt I could n't leave her . |
| 30 | When I was asked by John Wakeham to join AEA as a part-time member in 1988 , it was clear that it would to help lead a similar re-orientation and I felt I could make a useful contribution . |