Example sentences of "i could [adv] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because I used Arches hot-pressed paper I could also lift the pigment off with a brush if the colour was too heavy . |
| 2 | I could also see the colour of paint I was using due to the pearly-white bristles . |
| 3 | I could also see the rock that Neil had pointed out to me , still half out of water . |
| 4 | I could also see the potential that Llanbrynmair had to offer ( it took Carole a little longer to see te potential ) and was very eager to start renovation . |
| 5 | I could also see the spire of the Church of Scotland in Porteneil , and some smoke coming up from the town chimneys . |
| 6 | In March , I had a week of sustained psychological warfare with a heron : it would hunch on the garage roof as I left for work , and I could well imagine the thoughts of piscicide running through its reptilian brain . |
| 7 | However , as I steered our motor dory into the tricky south landing with the tide pouring through jagged rocks , intermittently obscured by swell and sea tangle , I could well imagine the island 's isolation in winter and bad weather . |
| 8 | ‘ Even while I was speaking I realised I could well turn the tables with that . |
| 9 | To calculate the net present value one takes into account claims frequency , average claim , growth of premiums and so on , so if I added business that generated far more claims , I could easily reduce the value of the company . ’ |
| 10 | I left the broch and walked uphill as far as I could without disturbing the bird colony , then made my way towards the southern end of the island , where the land sloped gradually down to the sea in long , flat terraces of rock . |
| 11 | I became really depressed because no matter how much I loved my children or tried to take care of them , I could neither keep the doctor at bay or the fungus that was destroying everything that it came into contact with . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've no objection which part of it you want to explore , but I could strongly recommend the bedroom . |
| 13 | Flying from London to Los Angeles I could make New York a genuine intermediate target by taking a stop-over or I could simply score the halfway mark on the total journey . |
| 14 | By the time I had packed the things from the wardrobe and stuffed her toilet things on the top I could barely shut the case . |
| 15 | ‘ I could even pay the dowry . ’ |
| 16 | As zero hour was reached , and punctually to the very minute our barrage lifted , through my glasses I could clearly observe our skirmishers leave their trenches and move steadily forward ; here and there I could even distinguish the smoke puffs of bursting bombs . |
| 17 | I could even play the lead role . ’ |
| 18 | Subject : I could even support the scum now ! |
| 19 | I could cheerfully cut the legs from her , but I 'll always love her . |
| 20 | Erm , if I could just bring the committee up to date on one or two things that have happened in relation to the district auditor 's report . |
| 21 | I could just hear the footsteps ; they seemed a little slower , and … |
| 22 | It had a red and yellow band on which I could just read the word Cubana . |
| 23 | ‘ If I could just see the Master I could explain to him . |
| 24 | Beyond the wild-tangle of flowers I could just see the upper storey of the house , grey stone with tall sashed windows and a roof of grey slate with its unsmoking chimney stacks . |
| 25 | But luckily enough I got up and walked round the back and I could just see the lights on in the living room downstairs . |
| 26 | If I could just use the phone , I 'll get a taxi . ’ |
| 27 | I could just imagine the conversation at the other end . |
| 28 | He lifted the rug easily , and I could just imagine the muscles rippling under his shirt . |
| 29 | I could clearly hear the roar of engines above me , and distinctly heard one long burst of cannon fire . |
| 30 | He showed me one , magnifying 520 times , made of yttrium-aluminium-garnet , an artificial gemstone , mounted against a microscope slide , through which I could clearly see the tadpole-shaped trypanosomes that cause sleeping sickness . |