Example sentences of "i could [vb infin] him [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I longed to prove you were unfaithful to him so I could make him throw you over — I felt like a monster with every ungenerous thought that flickered through my mind . |
| 2 | " Yet if I could make him notice me perhaps he might consider my suitability as a wife . |
| 3 | I could hear him sniff as he went before me . |
| 4 | After I had fled the room , I could hear him say to her , ‘ She 's not even trying . |
| 5 | , ’ I could hear him say . |
| 6 | I could hear him pick up the telephone and dial a number . |
| 7 | I suggested that perhaps I could help him fill in gaps in his memory . |
| 8 | I could see him press the button on the phone . |
| 9 | ‘ If he tried to get a laugh and it was n't successful , I could see him bristle , ’ she said . |